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Origin story: All comets come from the same place next to the Sun
Comets can be found flying all over the solar system, but all of them could have originated in the …
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The real science behind the mysterious 'Devil Comet' that's larger than Mount Everest and erupting for reasons scientists don't fully understand
The 12P/Pons-Brooks comet is passing by Earth for the first time in the 21st century.
Jessica Orwig,Charles R. Davis
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First Images Of Comet Coming In From Philae Lander
Ten years ago, the European Space Agency launched the Rosetta spacecraft to intercept a comet named…
Jessica Orwig
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Humans Just Got Our First Close-Up Look At A Comet And It's Mind-Blowing
Before Rosetta, we knew comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko as just a speck of light - as we do most co…
Jessica Orwig
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Scientists are super excited that our comet-landing space probe just phoned home after 7 months of silence
It was able to get about 60 hours of work done before shutting off, but scientists were worried tha…
Kelly Dickerson
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How to see Comet A3, which could be the best comet in a decade. Neanderthals walked the Earth last time it flew by.
Comet A3 hasn't been past Earth since the Neanderthals. It'll be visible across the Northern Hemisp…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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The Philae Lander Bounced Off The Surface Of The Comet And Is Now Stuck Under A Cliff And Not Upright
This orientation is now the main focus of the Philae team because they must decide whether they wan…
Jessica Orwig
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A Millennium Falcon-shaped comet heading toward Earth is so bright you'll able to see it with your naked eye, say astronomers
The comet, known as Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, abruptly brightened 100-fold on July 20 as plumes of deb…
Ellie Zolfagharifard
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Where do 'unicorns' come from? Ponies and centaurs, of course
"Unicorn" is already a widely-used term to describe companies with valuations over $1 billion. Whil…
Biz Carson
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What you're really seeing during a meteor shower
Now some meteor showers are more spectacular than others, giving us anywhere from a few to over a h…
Nathaniel Lee,Jessica Orwig
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Skywatching Alert: Catch this rare, once-in-80,000 years comet before it disappears!
If celestial wonders are your thing, this is the perfect time to turn your eyes to the sky. A rare…
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A Super Fast Comet Is Headed For Mars
In all likelihood there won’t be an impact. But even a near miss could be exciting and, for humanki…
The Economist
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How to watch this week's meteor shower created by Halley's Comet
When Earth passes through the tail, small particles of rock and dust get swept up by our planet's g…
Jessica Orwig
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Humans Just Got Our Closest Look At A Comet Yet - And It's Mind-Blowing
While the images Rosetta took 38 miles from the comet were pretty incredible, the sites Rosetta sen…
Jessica Orwig
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The space rock that doomed the dinosaurs was shrapnel from a comet that flew too close to the sun, a Harvard study suggests
The origin of the space rock that killed the dinosaurs has been a mystery. A new study suggests it …
Aylin Woodward
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How to watch tomorrow's meteor shower created by a rogue comet that could be from another solar system
To glimpse the meteors all you have to do is lie on your back and keep your eyes peeled in the dire…
Jessica Orwig
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I tried to snap a photo of the 'Devil comet' during the solar eclipse. Here's what happened.
An astrophotographer gave a reporter his best advice on how to photograph the "Devil comet" during …