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Comet 41P: Controversial Harvard Astronomer Is Once Again Pointing At Comets And Saying "Aliens?"

Comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak has begun acting a little unusually, but there are likely natural explanations before we go ...
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ESA’s comet interceptor will chase a pristine visitor older than Earth itself

The European Space Agency (ESA) is preparing for one of its most ambitious scientific adventures yet, the Comet Interceptor mission, designed to intercept and study a pristine comet or possibly an ...

NASA’s Artemis II astronauts may catch a comet—if it can survive the sun

The cosmos may have a special treat in store for the four astronauts of NASA’s Artemis II mission. NASA astronauts Reid ...
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Mystery As Comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak Appears To Have Changed Its Direction Of Rotation

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...
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New comet could become the brightest in years: Here’s why you need to watch it

A newly discovered Kreutz comet, C/2026 A1 (MAPS), is heading towards the Sun, and its potential to dazzle observers is creating significant excitement in the astronomical community. According to Sky ...
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NASA’s Hubble accidentally caught a comet breaking apart in real time

In an incredibly lucky cosmic accident, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captured a comet breaking apart in real time—something astronomers have long tried and failed to observe. The comet, C/2025 K1 ...