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In a 1st, scientists predicted that volcanic comet was due to pop 'like a Champagne bottle' — and it did
Astronomers accurately predicted that the icy volcanic comet 29P would erupt after noticing changes in its brightness leading up to its latest explosion.
'Missing link' for Earth's water found around remote baby star
Astronomers have spotted water that looks remarkably similar to our own in orbit around a young star 1,300 light years from Earth.
Bright new comet discovered zooming toward the sun could outshine the stars next year
The newly discovered comet C/2023 A3 is making a close approach around the sun for the first time in 80,000 years, and might be as bright as a star in fall 2024.
How to watch the rare green comet whiz past Earth tonight
Tonight (Feb. 1), the green comet C/2022 E3 ZTF will make its closest approach to Earth since the age of the Neanderthals. Here's how to view it.
Green comet C/2022 E3 will make its closest approach to Earth in 50,000 years this week. Here's how to watch.
The green comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) will make a close approach to Earth on Feb. 1/Feb. 2 before sailing off into deep space, possibly never to return.
Optical illusion gives rare green comet an ‘anti-tail’ that seemingly defies physics
C/2022 E3 (ZTF), a comet that has recently made headlines as it flies closer to Earth, briefly developed an ethereal third tail thanks to a weird optical illusion.
Stunning images capture the moment a green comet's tail is blasted away by the sun
An amateur astronomer witnessed the moment that the green comet C/2022 E3 had part of its tail blasted away by a coronal mass ejection.
Rare green comet not seen since the Stone Age will zoom overhead tonight. Here's how to watch.
The last time comet C/2022 E3 passed by Earth, modern humans were mingling with Neanderthals.
