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Comet 12P/Ponsbruck observed near Tromsø, Norway on March 5thburnt olsen One of the brightest known comets is headed toward Earth…

From February 1st to 29thOrion, the hunter who rules the night skyFebruary 14Comet C/2021 S3 (PanSTARRS) comes closest to the…

An 1877 color lithograph depicts the Andromedid meteor shower of 1872.Antica Print Gallery/Alamy Astronomers say a “lost” meteor shower could…

Orionid meteor shower seen over Daqing, Heilongjiang Province, China on October 22, 2020Sipa US / Alamy The Orionid meteor shower…

Orionid meteor shower seen over Daqing, Heilongjiang Province, China on October 22, 2020Sipa US / Alamy The Orionid meteor shower…

Comet Nishimura seen in L’Aquila, Italy on September 8thLorenzo Di Cola/Nurfoto/Getty Images Comet Nishimura survived a close encounter with the…

Comet Nishimura photographed from Spain on August 12thJavier Zayas Photography/Getty Images This week, observers in the Northern Hemisphere have a…

Comet C/2022 E3Photo by Dan Bartlett/NASA A rare green comet is making its closest approach to Earth. The comet, called…

a The last comet in the solar system about 50,000 years ago NASA reports that it should be visible in…

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