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‘Halloween comet’ breaks up close to the sun, dashing hopes of spook day sighting
Astronomers have been tracking the so-called Halloween comet, also known as C/2024 S1, since it was discovered in September ...
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Update: The Sun Just Crushed The ‘Halloween Comet’ — What To Know
Discovered on Sept. 27, 2024, by astronomers at the the ATLAS survey, Hawaii, comet ATLAS S1 is a long-period comet from the Oort Cloud, a sphere around our solar system that’s home to millions ...
A Deadly Asteroid May Strike Earth — What To Know
A near-Earth asteroid as wide as the Statue of Liberty is tall could strike Earth on Dec.22, 2032, alerting planetary defense ...
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Gemini telescope captures image of interstellar comet
Astronomers at the Gemini Observatory last week recorded an image of the second object ever observed from beyond our solar system.