The Huge “Asteroid” Set To Fly Past Earth Today Is Actually A Dead Comet – And It Looks Just Like A Skull!

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The Universe has a very special treat for us this Halloween: a skull-shaped dead comet posing as an asteroid. The massive space rock will whizz past the Earth today, providing the best chance for radar astronomers to observe such an object for many years to come.