Announcing Comet C 2002 T7 LINEAR . ... Credit Copyright: Mike Holloway Explanation: A newly discovered comet may outshine most stars in the sky by May. Designated Comet C/2002 T7 (LINEAR) , the comet was discovered in 2002 October by project LINEAR . Many reports already place the comet as brighter than magnitude 7, meaning that it can now be seen with binoculars. Reports also indicate the comet already has a visible tail nearly the length of a full Moon . ... NASA Official: Jay Norris. ...