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NASA’s Hubble Accidentally Witnesses a Comet Shattering in Space
Hubble accidentally captured a comet in the middle of breaking apart, an event scientists have tried for years…
Newly Discovered Asteroid 2026 JH2 To Make Very Close Flyby Of Earth
Newly discovered asteroid 2026 JH2 will safely pass just 90,000 km above Earth on 18 May, offering astronomers…
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The beginning of May heralds the peak of the annual Eta Aquariids meteor shower. The Eta Aquariids usually…
How and when to see it in New Zealand night skies
Rare comet C/2025 R3: How and when to see it in New Zealand night skies ZB Choose a…
Rare comet C/2025 R3: How and when to see it in New Zealand night skies
R3 has been making international headlines for its visibility. Similar comets pass by Earth every month but can’t…
Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Formed in Ultra-Cold Planetary System, ALMA Reveals
Water is made of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom, hence its H2O formula. In typical water…
Scientists Discover a New Meteor Shower From a Mysterious Crumbling Asteroid
This composite image shows the 2019 Geminid meteors and a meteorite-dropping fireball captured by a camera on La…
Comet to delight New Zealand stargazers, if it survives close encounter with the sun
The website earthsky.org reports that R3 will be at its closest to Earth on April 26, when it…
Rare Interstellar Comet To Shine In Skies After 170,000 Years: Here’s How To Watch
A rare celestial event is set to capture attention as an interstellar comet makes its way through the…
Alien Comet 3I/ATLAS Is Blasting 70 Swimming Pools of Water into Space Every Day and Astronomers Are Stunned
Illustration of comet 3I/ATLAS shedding water. Credit: ZME Science. When a hunk of ice from another star system…
2026 April 14 – The Long Wispy Tail of Comet R3 (PanSTARRS)
Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with…