Comet to Buzz by Mars — And You Get to Watch

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A comet is set to zoom past Mars in a rare celestial event Sunday afternoon.

The event will be live streamed by Slooh, an organization that connects powerful telescopes to the Internet. The Virtual Telescope Project will also be streaming the comet's passing.

See also: NASA Puts All Eyes on Comet's Historic Brush With Mars

The Slooh viewing is set to start at 2:15 p.m. ET, with the actual passing anticipated to occur around 2:27 p.m. ET.

Called Siding Spring the comet is expected to make a close flyby of Mars — only 87,000 miles from the red planet. In comparison, the moon is 238,900 miles from Earth Read more...

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