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When a comet hits a tidally locked exo-Earth
A comet (or asteroid) likely caused the Tunguska Event in 1908 in Russia, and a comet fragment likely triggered the rapid ...
What To See In The Night Sky In May 2025: A Comet, Meteors And A ‘Flower Moon’
May 2025 offers some spectacular celestial sights, from a bright comet and a meteor shower to a full Flower Moon. Here’s what ...
A green comet likely is breaking apart and won't be visible to the naked eye
A newly discovered green comet tracked by telescopes has likely broken apart as it swung by the sun, dashing hopes of a naked ...
See the debris left behind by Halley's Comet in May
The constellations overhead in May are dominated by Leo the Lion and Ursa Major the Great Bear. Leo is easy to pick out by spotting a large backward question mark known as the Sickle. The bright star ...
Comet C/2025 F2 SWAN was discovered by an Australian amateur astronomer. This is how he found it
Amateur astronomer Michael Mattiazzo discovered the latest comet to grace our sky. But he fears his tenth comet could be his ...
Halley’s Comet debris soon to leave glowing streaks in the sky
On Sunday, May 4, the Eta Aquarid meteor shower is expected to leave glowing streaks in Earth’s atmosphere, according to the ...
First planet of its kind with ‘gargantuan’ comet-like tail discovered
Astronomers have spotted a first-of-its-kind rapidly crumbling planet outside the Solar System that is leaving behind a ...
Major update on new comet SWAN as bright green comet 'falls apart'
There's disappointment for astronomers as the newly-discovered bright green comet appears to have disintegrated ...
This newly found green comet may not have survived its trek past the sun
A recently-discovered comet could have appeared in the night sky with the naked eye, but its passage near the sun has turned ...