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3 key differences between a comet and an asteroid

Look up at a clear night sky long enough and you might catch sight of a faint smudge of light drifting past the stars, or ...
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We think of comets are harbingers of destruction. But it turns out they may be the reason life on Earth exists at all

Scientific research has strengthened theories that the ingredients for life could have been brought to Earth by comets.

New interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS captured by Very Large Telescope

Recently discovered interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS have been captured using the European Southern Observatory's Very Large ...

The Great Southern Comet came within 446,000 miles of the Sun — scientists explain how close an object can get and survive

Astronomical objects can approach the Sun, with some comets and asteroids traveling remarkably close and surviving. Mercury, ...

October 2026 Stargazing Calendar: Comet Hartley To Draconid Meteor Shower, Full Hunter's Moon & More

Stargazers alert! October brings in a plethora of skywatching events as Halloween approaches. Check the date and timings in ...
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Halley's Comet meteors flash across the sky in October

Two meteor showers peak in October, but the Orionids, from Halley's Comet, are with us all month long!
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NASA, Katalyst Space look to build on $30 million Swift rescue mission despite failed orbit boost

Katalyst Space's robotic LINK spacecraft re-entered Earth on September 25 after failing its primary mission, but both NASA ...

A high school student was scanning free NASA-ESA images when he spotted a tiny dot near the Sun, which turned out to be a sungrazing comet in 2005

A high school student discovered a comet using publicly available NASA spacecraft images, turning a school project into an astronomy career and major scientific recognition.

5 Most Realistic Space Movies Of All Time

We don't go to sci-fi movies for realism, but getting the facts right can make a movie even more fun. These five films follow ...

How was Halley's Comet born?

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In 1989, the first space mission to understand positions, distances, motions, brightness and colors of stars was launched. Four years later, ESA's Hipparcos achie…

In 1989, European Space Agency's Hipparcos mission looked to understand positions, distances, motions, brightness and colors ...

A storied NASA observatory could be weeks away from falling to Earth after failed rescue attempt

A daring mission failed to rescue NASA’s Swift telescope, and the nearly 22-year-old observatory will soon burn up in Earth’s ...