At the beginning of the next week two comets will pass near our planet. The celestial body called 252P / LINEAR will pass within 5.2 million kilometers of Earth on March 21.

Then on March 22 comet P/2016 BA14 will pass within 3.5 million kilometers of our planet, Informing reported.

Scientists say that these comets are identical. It is possible that one of them split from another one.

According to scientists, 252P / LINEAR will be visible to the unaided eye in the southern hemisphere. Experts suggest that the approach of "space pilgrims" can cause a meteor rain.