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3 Striking Hubble Images Reveal the Disintegration of Comet C/2019 Y4 ATLAS
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April 29, 2020
3 Striking Hubble Images Reveal the Disintegration of Comet C/2019 Y4 ATLAS
NASA / ESA’s Hubble Space Telescope has provided astronomers with the sharpest vision to date of the disintegration of Comet…
C/2019 Y4 Atlas: The Comet That Witnessed The Creation of the Pyramids Breaks Up Into Several Pieces
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April 15, 2020
C/2019 Y4 Atlas: The Comet That Witnessed The Creation of the Pyramids Breaks Up Into Several Pieces
Comet C/2019 Y4 Atlas, discovered December 28, 2019, on a trajectory approaching the Sun, has disintegrated into several fragments, with evident…
The Return of ATLAS, The Comet That “Witnessed” The Construction of the Pyramids
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April 10, 2020
The Return of ATLAS, The Comet That “Witnessed” The Construction of the Pyramids
There’s a comet heading our way. It is not going to impact Earth and will past millions of kilometers away…
Newly Discovered Comet—Atlas—is Getting Extremely Bright as it Heads Our Way
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March 21, 2020
Newly Discovered Comet—Atlas—is Getting Extremely Bright as it Heads Our Way
There’s a comet heading our way—not it won’t crash into Earth—and astronomers are getting excited because, as it makes it…
Massive Comet Near Jupiter’s Trojan Asteroids Photographed by Hubble
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February 27, 2021
Massive Comet Near Jupiter’s Trojan Asteroids Photographed by Hubble
Astronomers studied comet P / 2019 LD 2 (ATLAS) using ground-based telescopes and the Hubble and Spitzer space observatories. The…
Here’s How To See Comet C/2020 F3 NEOWISE, a Comet not Visible Again Until the Year 8786
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July 9, 2020
Here’s How To See Comet C/2020 F3 NEOWISE, a Comet not Visible Again Until the Year 8786
There’s a massive comet that can be observed with the unaided eye, and it’s your perfect opportunity to witness an…
Astronomers Just Found a New Meteor Shower Caused by an Unknown Comet
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June 23, 2020
Astronomers Just Found a New Meteor Shower Caused by an Unknown Comet
According to reports, a new meteor shower has been detected by astronomers, caused by a still unidentified long-period comet that…
NASA’s SOHO Solar Observatory Snaps Image of Massive Comet SWAN
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May 14, 2020
NASA’s SOHO Solar Observatory Snaps Image of Massive Comet SWAN
In late May and early June, Earthlings will get a glimpse of Comet SWAN and will do so with the…
Prehistoric Comet Designated SWAN (C/2020 F8) Set to Light Up the Sky
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May 4, 2020
Prehistoric Comet Designated SWAN (C/2020 F8) Set to Light Up the Sky
There are quite a few comets that can already be seen with binoculars, keeping us entertained during the global pandemic…
C/2019 Y4: A Comet With a Coma Half The Size of The Sun Breaks Into Pieces
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April 21, 2020
C/2019 Y4: A Comet With a Coma Half The Size of The Sun Breaks Into Pieces
Comet Atlas, officially designated ATLAS (C/2019 Y4), has apparently fragmented into several pieces as it makes its way towards the…
Interstellar Comet 14 Times the Size of Earth Explodes and Breaks Up in Two
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April 4, 2020
Interstellar Comet 14 Times the Size of Earth Explodes and Breaks Up in Two
A comet 14 times the size of Earth (including its coma and tail) which originated in a solar system far…
A Comet “Half The Size of The Sun” Set to Zoom Past Earth Later This Month
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April 1, 2020
A Comet “Half The Size of The Sun” Set to Zoom Past Earth Later This Month
Comet ATLAS, whose Coma is around 15 arcminutes in diameter, falls somewhere between the Sun (1,392,000 km diameter) and Jupiter…
Astronomers Map One Million Previously Unknown Galaxies
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December 9, 2020
Astronomers Map One Million Previously Unknown Galaxies
Astronomers have found at least one million new, previously unknown galaxies in the universe. They are calling it the biggest…
Mindboggling Beauty: Here Are 8 of the Closest Images of the Sun Ever Taken
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July 17, 2020
Mindboggling Beauty: Here Are 8 of the Closest Images of the Sun Ever Taken
The unique aspect of the Solar Orbiter mission is that no other spacecraft has been able to take images of…
Cosmic Smile: Are Venus, Jupiter, and the Moon Aligning to form a Happy Face in the Night Sky?
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May 10, 2020
Cosmic Smile: Are Venus, Jupiter, and the Moon Aligning to form a Happy Face in the Night Sky?
According to various online claims (including the BBC), this Saturday, May 16, 2020, the Moon, and the planets Venus and…