A Bright New Comet is Approaching Earth
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A celestial marvel, Comet C/2023 P1 (Nishimura), is headed towards Earth, offering stargazers a potentially spellbinding sight come September. Discovery…
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Comet Nishimura: Will It Be a Naked Eye Spectacle?
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Discovered by Hideo Nishimura of Kakegawa City, Japan on Aug. 12, the comet’s emergence is truly special. In an era…
“Comet of the Decade” to Whiz Past Earth in Likely First Visit in 4.5 Billion Years
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A newly discovered comet, named C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS), has astronomers excited as it will become visible to the naked eye…
C/2023 A3: New Potential “Comet of the Decade” Heading Our Way
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Comet C/2023 A3, also known as Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, is a long-period comet that was discovered on 22 February 2023 by ATLAS…
96P/Macholz 1: An Interstellar Object Swings Around the Sun
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Our solar system is busy as countless cosmic objects move around the sun. From time to time, we receive uninvited…
A Comet Witnessed By Ancient Human Ancestors Visible Again in 2023
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An ancient comet that approached our planet when an ancient human ancestor called the Neanderthals lived on Earth will be…
A Comet Explosion 1,500 Years Ago Destroyed Ancient Settlements Across North America
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Some 1,500 years ago, a comet crossing into the inner solar system got too close for comfort to our planet….
Solar Orbiter Snaps Footage of Christmas Comet
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Comet C/2021 A1 (Leonard) Long-period comet C / 2021 A1 (Leonard) was discovered in early January this year by astronomer…
Rare Object That’s Both an Asteroid and a Comet Imaged by Experts
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The recently discovered object of the Main Belt called (248370) 2005 QN173 has now been recognized as a rare “asteroid…
Newly-Discovered Comet Heading Our Way Could Become Brightest in Decades
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The new year has barely started, and scientists have already reported the discovery of the first comet of 2021. Officially…
NASA Spacecraft Reveals Unexpectedly Soft Surface and Interior of Distant Comet
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More and more curious discoveries of strange stellar objects are being revealed literally on a daily basis. Water on the…
Don’t Miss the Orion 2020 Meteor Shower; Here’s How To See It
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So, are you ready to make a wish? This month, we will witness a mesmerizing cosmic even; the 2020 Orionids…
A Hypnotizing Video of Comet NEOWISE Spewing Gas and Dust in Spiral Motion
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Video footage created out of eight images reveals the intricate rotation of comet NEOWISE and how it expels gas from…
Here’s Why Interstellar Object ‘Oumuamua Is Likely Alien Tech After All According to a Harvard Professor
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Back in 2017, humankind witnessed something in space that was never before observed: a strange object zooming through our cosmic…
Here’s How To See Comet C/2020 F3 NEOWISE, a Comet not Visible Again Until the Year 8786
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There’s a massive comet that can be observed with the unaided eye, and it’s your perfect opportunity to witness an…
NASA’s SOHO Solar Observatory Snaps Image of Massive Comet SWAN
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In late May and early June, Earthlings will get a glimpse of Comet SWAN and will do so with the…
3 Striking Hubble Images Reveal the Disintegration of Comet C/2019 Y4 ATLAS
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NASA / ESA’s Hubble Space Telescope has provided astronomers with the sharpest vision to date of the disintegration of Comet…
C/2019 Y4: A Comet With a Coma Half The Size of The Sun Breaks Into Pieces
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Comet Atlas, officially designated ATLAS (C/2019 Y4), has apparently fragmented into several pieces as it makes its way towards the…
C/2019 Y4 Atlas: The Comet That Witnessed The Creation of the Pyramids Breaks Up Into Several Pieces
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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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There’s a comet heading our way. It is not going to impact Earth and will past millions of kilometers away…
Interstellar Comet 14 Times the Size of Earth Explodes and Breaks Up in Two
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A comet 14 times the size of Earth (including its coma and tail) which originated in a solar system far…
This is What it Would Look Like if the Biggest Asteroid in the Solar System Collided With Earth
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Earth is thought to have been born due to repeated asteroid collisions, and Earth’s faithful satellite, the moon, is believed…