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An artist impression of Earth quasi-satellite Kamo`oalewa near the Earth-Moon system. (Image credit: Addy Graham/University of Arizona)

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China is readying a mission to two rocky bodies in our solar system

China's ambitious Tianwen-2 mission will soon be heading to two extremely different space rocks, and should provide vital data to help us understand the nature of asteroids and comets

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Eta Aquarids meteor shower

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How to spot the 2025 Lyrids and Eta Aquarids meteor showers

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Atlas C2024-G3 Jan 11, 2025

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See comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) as viewed from Earth's orbit

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Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) captured on 31 December 2024 in Río Hurtado, Chile

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Comet that could shine as bright as Venus set to be visible from Earth

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Earth may be about to pass through the ion tail of a comet

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NEOWISE Comet in Night Sky with Milky Way Galaxy - Bright rare comet in dark sky with crisp bold Milky Way Galaxy and silhouetted trees mountain astrophotography landscape. Very dark skies perfect for stargazing.

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Get ready to spot comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS next month

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Mars and it's two moons, Phobos and Deimos

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Mars may have captured and split a comet to create its two moons

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Comet Arrokoth

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Pancake-like comets may be made by whirling clouds of pebbles

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Caves on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

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Caves seen on the surface of a comet for the first time

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Comets may bring ingredients for life most easily to clustered planets

Comets may be a key source for the building blocks of life, but the only planetary systems where those ingredients could survive impact may be ones with large stars or lots of neighbouring worlds

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A comet wagged its tail as it flew past the sun

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These are the next comets that will be visible in 2023

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How to spot green comet Nishimura in the skies this week

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Distant comet cracks into two halves after being heated by the sun

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