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Mars may have captured and split a comet to create its two moons

Mars has two irregularly shaped moons, an inner moon named Phobos and an outer moon named Deimos NASA/JPL-Caltech/GSFC/Univ. of Arizona…

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Explosive, green ‘devil comet’ has hidden spiral swirling around its icy heart, photo trickery reveals

The explosive, city-size “devil comet” that is due to fly past Earth later this year has a hidden spiral of…

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Amazing photos of ‘horned’ comet 12P/Pons-Brooks from around the world

Skywatchers have been treated to a special visitor this month, as the ‘horned’ comet 12P/Pons-Brooks streaks across the night sky. …

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Stunning Comet Spiral Offers Glimpse of Icy Snowball at Its Core

Stunning Comet Spiral Offers Glimpse of Icy Snowball at Its Core Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks is hiding a strange spiral in its…

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Comet passing by once every 71 years now visible in night sky

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‘Larger Than Everest’ Comet Could Become Visible To Naked Eye This Month

12P/Pons-Brooks, a Halley-type comet larger than Mount Everest and with a 71.3-year orbit, is expected to become visible to the…

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Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks: How to see incredible comet tonight

Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks seen on 5 March near Tromsø, Norway Bernt Olsen One of the brightest known comets is heading towards…

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A comet could photobomb the 2024 solar eclipse. Here’s where to look.

The corona isn’t the only thing optimistic eclipse chasers will try to see when the moon completely covers the sun…

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Watch the exploding green ‘devil comet’ zoom past the Andromeda Galaxy in a stunning livestream this weekend

An explosive, green comet racing toward Earth is currently zooming past the nearby Andromeda galaxy in the night sky, setting…

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Stunning Comet Could Photobomb This April’s Total Solar Eclipse

February 23, 2024 3 min read Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks will make its closest approach to the sun this April—right after North…

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