Asteroid's comet-like tail is not made of dust, solar observatories reveal
A weird asteroid has just gotten a little weirder.
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A surprisingly simple explanation for 'Oumuamua's weird orbit
In 2017, a mysterious comet dubbed 'Oumuamua fired the imaginations of scientists and the public alike. It was the first known visitor from outside our solar system, it had no bright coma or dust tail, like most comets, and ...
Astronomy
Mar 22, 2023
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Astronomers just discovered a comet that could be brighter than most stars when we see it next year. Or will it?
Hot on the heels of the disappointing Green Comet, astronomers have just discovered a new comet with the potential to be next year's big story—C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS).
Astronomy
Mar 13, 2023
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Scientists reanalyze properties of extremely eccentric planetary system HD 76920b
Researchers led by Wu Tao from the Yunnan Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Jiang Chen from the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research reanalyzed properties of extremely eccentric planetary system ...
Astronomy
Mar 10, 2023
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Curious comet's rare close approach
Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) today makes its closest approach to Earth before likely leaving our solar system forever. At billions of years old and not seen since Neanderthals roamed, the green comet continues to intrigue as it ...
Astronomy
Feb 1, 2023
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Green comet zooming our way, last visited 50,000 years ago
A comet is streaking back our way after 50,000 years.
Planetary Sciences
Jan 27, 2023
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Newly discovered green comet expected to whiz by Earth
A rare, recently discovered comet with a greenish tint is expected to whiz by Earth over the next few weeks, but sky gazers may need binoculars or a small telescope to see it.
Astronomy
Jan 16, 2023
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Once in 50,000-year comet may be visible to the naked eye
A newly discovered comet could be visible to the naked eye as it shoots past Earth and the Sun in the coming weeks for the first time in 50,000 years, astronomers have said.
Space Exploration
Jan 7, 2023
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Comet Interceptor construction moves forward
ESA and OHB have signed a contract to move forward with the design and construction of ESA's ambitious Comet Interceptor spacecraft, planned for launch in 2029.
Space Exploration
Dec 16, 2022
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Mars megatsunami may have been caused by Chicxulub-like asteroid impact
A Martian megatsunami may have been caused by an asteroid collision similar to the Chicxulub impact—which contributed to the mass extinction of all non-avian dinosaurs on Earth 66 million years ago—in a shallow ocean ...
Planetary Sciences
Dec 1, 2022
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