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May 23 - Comet Atlas Newly discovered comet Atlas will make its closest approach to Earth at a distance of 72 million miles (116 million kilometers). In the months following this close approach, the comet is expected to brighten. All though comets are extremely difficult to forecast, some astronomers believe that comet Atlas could brighten to a magnitude of between + 1 and -5. This could potentially make it the second brightest object in the night sky besides the moon. https://ift.tt/3e8kjpx