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This Is Your Last Chance to See the Brightest Comet of 2021

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Some experts are noticing signs that Comet Leonard might not be long for this world.

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Adam Block /Steward Observatory/University of Arizona

The discovery this past January of Comet C/2021 A1, better known as Comet Leonard, was a startling but welcome find: Comet Leonard was heading in our direction on its way around the sun, which meant that by years’ end it would be a bright, visible rock streaking through the sky....

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