The comet itself has flown fairly close in the past; on Dec. 16, 2018, it came within roughly 7 million miles (11 million kilometers) of Earth and was dubbed the "Christmas Comet" for its festive ...

Christmas eve will be a banner night for the comet-watchers, because on that night the lights of Fort Devens, which ordinarily light up the sky and cut down the brightness of Comet Cunningham ...