Prior to Comet C/2022 E3's initial sighting in January, the last time it was viewable from Earth was reportedly during the Upper Paleolithic or Old Stone Age Skyler Caruso is a Writer and Reporter ...

12, according to NASA. Named C/2022 E3 (ZTF), the comet has an orbit around the sun that passes through the outer reaches of the solar system, which is why it's taken such a long journey -- and ...

The anti-tail was recently also seen in photos of the green comet E3, which had a tail pointed towards the sun instead of away from it. The rare comet using binoculars until 30 October.

And in January 2023, an astrophotographer captured time-lapse footage of the same thing happening to the green comet C/2022 E3. This is not the first time 12P has been spotted in proximity to ...