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Rosetta's 'rubber ducky' comet makes closest approach to Earth, will disappear for 200 years
By Tereza Pultarova published
Comet 67P, which famously hosted the first-ever cometary lander in 2014, made its closest approach to Earth on Friday (Nov. 12).
Massive comet exploding over Chile 12,000 years ago may have created strange glassy rocks
By Meghan Bartels published
Be grateful you weren't in what is now Chile's Atacama Desert 12,000 years ago.
This mysterious comet's super-bright outbursts have astronomers puzzled
By Tereza Pultarova published
One of the strangest comets in the solar system has been erupting with unpredictable bright outbursts since late September and nobody knows why.
After 3.5 million-year hiatus, the largest comet ever discovered is headed our way
By Brandon Specktor published
Scientists have analyzed the enormous Bernardinelli-Bernstein comet, and predict it will come within 11 AU of Earth in the next 10 years.
32,000 mph fireball spotted soaring over North Carolina
By Ben Turner published
The fireball’s bright streak was captured by a neighborhood porch camera.
The 'megacomet' Bernardinelli-Bernstein is the find of a decade. Here's the discovery explained.
By Meghan Bartels published
Comet Bernardinelli-Bernstein will be a spectacle for more than a decade to come, even though its discovery was a matter of luck.
Interstellar comets visit our solar system more frequently than thought
By Tereza Pultarova published
Comets from other star systems, such as 2019 Borisov, visit the sun's neighborhood more frequently than scientists had thought, a new study suggests.
Venus and a newly discovered comet will cross paths in December. Will sparks fly?
By Meghan Bartels last updated
Venus is Earth's twisted twin in so many ways, what about on the skywatching front?
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