How to See the Giant Comet Flying by Earth Soon - CNET

Five years ago, the Hubble Space Telescope spotted a large comet at the farthest distance ever, as it was approaching the sun from way out between the orbits of Saturn and Uranus.

Now, that giant space snowball is coming in for its closest pass by Earth in just a few weeks. .

Comet C/2017 K2 will be at its nearest point to us on its current swing through the inner solar system on July 14.

This will likely make it difficult to see the comet without at least a small telescope, despite its substantial stature. .

After it passes us in July, C/2017 K2 will continue on toward perihelion, which is its closest pass by the sun, before heading back out toward deep space