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Astronomers have spotted the most distant comet ever discovered
Comets develop the spectacular long tails that they are known for by approaching the Sun. When they get too close, their icy volatile materials begin to sublimate away, carrying along clouds of dust.
Space photo of the week: The last view of the 'Great Comet of 2025' for half a million years
Beautifully captured against a starry sky, Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) — dubbed by some as the "Great Comet of 2025" — shines ...
Designing Nuclear-Armed Rockets To Destroy Doomsday Asteroids
A White House science advisor recently war-gamed with space agency heads worldwide to devise a planet-saving defense to an ...
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When the world freaked out in 1910: Fake news about Halley’s Comet drove people to terror and despair
In the end, Halley’s Comet made its appearance, and nothing drastic occurred. But the panic and fear leading up to it had dire consequences. The 1910 event is a testament to the very real ...
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A $1.7 million 'superstop' to nowhere? COMET plan for new Columbia transfer hub appears doomed.
COLUMBIA — A yearslong effort that involved at least $1.7 million in taxpayer money to build a COMET bus transfer hub will likely be abandoned. Since 2020, COMET has been working on a ...