Comet watchers waiting for show

Washington (UPI) Oct 12, 2010 ![][1] A comet rapidly approaching Earth should put on a good light show when it nears our planet and the sun in late October, U.S. astronomers say. But a NASA spacecraft will get the best view of all when it flies within 430 miles of the icy solar system wanderer on Nov. 4, ScienceNews.org reported. Comet Hartley 2 orbits the sun ever 6.46 years and will come within 11 million miles of

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