A Comet That Could Out-Shine The Moon!

It's been reported, according to astronomers, that a newly discovered comet could be brighter than the moon!

Astronomers in Russia recently spotted the comet (2012 S1 - ISON) 90 million kilometres from the Earth.

The comet is currently a small glow that lies between Jupiter and Saturn however the Sun's gravity is currently drawing the comet closer, the dust and ice will be blasted off, which will give it a bright glow.

The comet may expand by the tail and depending on that if it becomes three kilometres wide it could become hugely visible by late 2013 or early 2014!

"If it lives up to expectations, this comet may be one of the brightest in history," Raminder Singh Samra of the H R MacMillan Space Centre in Canada told National Geographic.

This comet is following the path of the brightest comet back in 1690, this was the most tremendous comet the wary had ever seen.

Mr Samra has warned scientist when waiting for the comet to be careful, because if this is the brightest come ever, viewing it through a telescope would lead to severe consequences.