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Astronomers have spotted the most distant comet ever discoveredComets develop the spectacular long tails that they are known for by approaching the Sun. When they get too close, their icy ...
In February 2025, conditions were just right to catch a "planetary party" above the European Southern Observatory's (ESO) ...
On average, 10 long-period and 20 short-period comets cross Earth's orbit each year. Short-period comets orbit the Sun in less than 200 years and exist in the Kuiper Belt just beyond Neptune ...
Beautifully captured against a starry sky, Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) — dubbed by some as the "Great Comet of 2025" — shines ...
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Say Goodbye to the Brightest Comet of 2025A comet called ATLAS dazzled the southern skies for the last few weeks. Now it's heading out of view for half a million years ...
As the comet gets close to the sun, it gets warmed up and its icy material transforms from solid to gas. This process creates long tails and an atmosphere around the nucleus, called the coma.
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