Strange object rushing towards Earth, will appear as '2nd Moon'

Humans will have the opportunity to admire a strange object that shines just like the Moon in the sky at the end of May this year.

That object is Atlas , a comet that is rushing from far-away space towards us. But rest assured that it will not collide with the Earth but only shine in the sky briefly and continue the journey to the Sun.

According to astrophysicist Dr. Karl Battams from the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington DC (USA), this comet is now visible with binoculars and it glows faster and more rapidly. expected.

A valuable image of Atlas - (photo: Efrain Morales).

When first observed on December 28, 2019, in the Ursa Major constellation, it is 398,000 times dimmer than stars visible from Earth. It lights up at an unprecedented speed in any space object, for three reasons: it is releasing vast amounts of frozen gas; closer and closer; gain the sun to amplify the light.

When it is close enough to Earth and reaches its maximum brightness, it will look like a second Moon in the sky, with the same brightness! According to astronomers, in order to create that miracle, this comet must have a large nucleus and a frozen gas storage. However, with the current distance, they still could not confirm.

Therefore, the appearance of a "comet moon" in the sky in May is not only expected by the public, but astronomers are also looking forward to a "golden" opportunity to study this strange object, most is to see if it has a long tail or not.

However, according to Dr. Karl Battams, there is an unfortunate probability that this comet . runs out of gas in the middle of the road, crumbles and fades as we approach Earth and the sun, leaving us unable to contemplate. 2nd moon ".