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Why Comet G3 (ATLAS) will be 'remembered as the Great Comet of 2025' (photos)
"There is little question that, with its daylight display and spectacular evening apparition in a moonless sky, Comet 2024 G3 ...
When to spot the next full moon, comets and other space events in February
People in the northern hemisphere will be able to see Saturn, Mercury, Neptune, Venus, Uranus, Jupiter and Mars during the planetary parade. The next full moon will happen on Feb. 12. Known as the ...
Bright Comet's Tail Dazzles in 'Bleeding' Images from NASA Spacecraft
Comet ATLAS (C/2024 G3) came within 8.3 million miles of the sun on January 13 as it reached its perihelion, and is now disintegrating.
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Seven new dark comets discovered in our solar system
Michigan State University and NASA researchers discover seven dark comets that reveal new solar system secrets.
Two Large Asteroids Set To Fly Dangerously Close To Earth This Week At More Than 25,000 MPH
Heads up, everybody. A couple of asteroids approximately the size of a school bus are set to make close approach with Earth ...
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Comet C/2024 G3 ATLAS' 'near-death encounter' with the sun may have blown it apart, new photos suggest
New photos of comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) suggest that it could be disintegrating due to "thermal stress" from its recent slingshot around the sun. However, its fate is still unclear. When you ...
Asteroid the size of the Statue of Liberty nears Earth this week
A small object, 2015 DJ155, roughly the size of the Statue of Liberty, is expected to pass by Earth on January 31, traveling ...
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Does a comet’s period change because it loses mass every time it nears the Sun?
Because the period of an object does not depend on its mass, comets’ orbital periods remain unchanged due to mass loss.
Earth’s recent ‘mini-moon’ may be an actual piece of the moon, astronomers say
An asteroid that orbited near Earth for a few months as a mini-moon may be a chunk of the moon that was blasted off by an ...