Astronomers Are Tracking A Visitor From Beyond Our Solar System
Thought to be up to 20 kilometres wide and travelling roughly 60 km/s, the interstellar visitor is currently approximately 670 million kilometres from the Sun and will make its closest approach in late October 2025, passing just inside the orbit of Mars.
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Largest Comet Ever Seen Is Headed Towards The Sun
The colossal Bernardinelli-Bernstein comet was first spotted in 2014, and has now made its way another billion kilometres closer to Earth.
How And When To Watch The Orionid Meteor Shower
Some remnants of Halley’s Comet come into view once a year, causing a spectacular meteor shower.
Mental Footage Of Bright Meteor Ripping Through The Night Over America [Video]
Everyone loves a good meteor sighting, and folks along the eastern seaboard of the US were treated to a blinder last night.
Here Are Up-Close Photos Of The Comet Taken By Rosetta Spacecraft
A lot of planning goes in to landing something on a moving object. Now picture it being 317 million miles away, and doing it by remote. Anyway, they nailed it.
You Gotta See This NASA Video Of A Comet Cruising Past Earth [VIDEO]
