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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 ...
Asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Earth in 7 years. Here’s what could happen — and what’s being done about it
YR4 has a 2.8% to 3.1% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Astronomers are tracking it to refine estimates of its size and orbit to see how much of a risk the space rock poses.
There's a small chance an asteroid could hit Earth within the next decade, says NASA
A large asteroid could be heading toward Earth within the next decade, and there's a small chance it could strike the planet, according to NASA.
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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.