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Comet ISON set to be spectacular in 2013
Astronomers have discovered a new comet that looks like it could – no promises, mind – become...
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Christmas comet surprises astronaut
A brilliant new “star of wonder” is wowing people in parts of the world who have seen it...
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Comet survives close brush with Sun
Astronomers looked on astonished today as an icy comet survived a close brush with the Sun. The celestial...
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Comet Elenin is no threat say NASA
NASA today stepped in to try to allay baseless fears that a comet heading into the solar system from...
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Comet glides past globular cluster
Observers with binoculars or small telescopes have a chance to view a moderately bright comet in the...
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NASA sees comet crash into Sun
NASA has released video images of a comet making a spectacular suicide dive into the Sun earlier this...
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New comet may put on a bright show
A new comet, spotted lurking far out in the solar system, may put on a spectacular show in 2013. The...
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Hale-Bopp – a comet that refuses to die
A brilliant comet that dazzled observers over Easter in 1997 is continuing to astonish astronomers 14...
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Student finds SOHO’s 2,000th comet
An observatory launched into space 15 years ago to observe the Sun has this week discovered its 2,000th...
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NASA probe snaps peanut comet
NASA scientists scored a stunning success today as a spacecraft shot past a comet snapping amazing photos...
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Comet may deliver firework show
A green comet that has been passing close to Earth this month, setting a challenging target for amateur...
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Meteor storm threat to spacecraft
NASA experts are warning that satellites and the space station are under threat from a meteor storm predicted...
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