Tag: comets

January 17, 2026 at 12:55 pm

3I/ATLAS Is Losing More Dust Than Previous Interstellar Objects While Traveling Toward The Center Of The Solar System

Comet with tail

The comet will be notably smaller after it passes the sun.

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November 2, 2025 at 3:55 pm

Supermassive Asteroid 33 Polyhymnia May Be Made Of Elements Beyond The Periodic Table

Asteroid in space

What could you even do with an element like this?

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January 4, 2025 at 9:49 am

NASA’s Planetary Defense Telescope (NEOWISE) Crashes Into The Atmosphere After An Impressive Life Of Nearly 15 Years

NASA Neowise Planetary Defense Satellite

What an incredible mission.

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December 10, 2024 at 7:49 am

NASA Captures Video Of Comet Atlas Being Broken Apart As It Passes By The Sun

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It is a dream to see a comet that is visible during the day. 

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September 7, 2024 at 11:22 am

Astronomers Discover That Saturn Has Flung A Comet Around The Solar System, And It’s Not For The First Time This Has Happened

A comet in the night sky

Next time you are admiring a comet, take a moment to wonder what sent it.

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June 3, 2022 at 2:30 pm

How Asteroids, Meteorites, and Comets Are Different

How Asteroids, Meteorites, and Comets Are Different

Find out which one is called a “dirty snowball”

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