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When The Devil Comet Has Been Closest To Earth And What Inspired Its Name
Quite a few comets pass through Earth's orbits every year, but the so-called devil comet earned a rather unique nickname.
NASA Tracking Football Field-Sized Asteroid Approaching Earth Tomorrow
WB—is estimated to be between 240 and 525 feet across and will pass us at about twice the distance between the Earth and moon ...
NASA Tracking Bus-Sized Asteroid Approaching Earth Today
A bus-sized asteroid is due to zip past our planet today, skimming closer to us than our own moon.The asteroid, named 2024 ...
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Warmth Within Winter: Reconnecting with Nature on Earth’s Perihelion
On January 4, 2025, Earth will reach perihelion—its closest point to the Sun for the year—a perfect moment to reconnect with ...
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Halloween comet’s final moments captured by SOHO spacecraft
The comet reached its perihelion on Monday at 7:30 a.m. ET and was completely vaporized after passing within 1% of Earth’s distance from the sun, less than 1 million miles (1.5 million ...
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Bright Comet Photo Bombs The Sun — When And How To See It For Yourself
Having survived its perihelion with the sun — the closest it gets on its 80,000 year journey — on Sept. 27, the comet is now approaching its brightest. It will get closest to Earth on Oct. 12 ...
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Sungrazing Comet Turns to Cosmic Dust in Dramatic Halloween No-Show
survived its own perihelion on September 27, and was visible in the skies to the unaided eye. This comet, however, only came about a third of the distance between Earth and the Sun, according to NASA.