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Astronomers Discover a Doomed Exoplanet That’s Crumbling Away and Leaving Behind a Comet-Like Tail
The planet orbits its host star in just 30.5 hours, losing a mass of material roughly equal to Mount Everest each time ...
This green comet not visible to the human eye is likely breaking apart
NEW YORK — A newly discovered green comet tracked by telescopes has likely broken apart as it swung by the sun, dashing hopes ...
Astronomers discover a planet that's rapidly disintegrating, producing a comet-like tail
The astronomers spotted the planet using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), an MIT-led mission that ...
A new comet appeared in the sky, then likely disintegrated. But it can still be seen
A newly discovered comet, called C/2025 F2 (SWAN), may have disintegrated. But the remnants are still visible.
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A green comet is fading fast after its trip around the sun
A newly discovered green comet tracked by telescopes has likely broken apart as it swung by the sun, dashing hopes of a naked ...
This newly found green comet may not have survived its trek past the sun
A recently-discovered comet could have appeared in the night sky with the naked eye, but its passage near the sun has turned ...
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NASA vs. a Comet: The 5-Ton TNT Experiment
NASA launched a bold mission: crash a spacecraft into a comet using the force of 5 tons of TNT. The result wasn’t destruction ...
See Comet 96P Macholz's Stunning Sun Flyby In Multiple Spacecraft Views
Watch Comet 96P/Macholz brighten as it flies by the sun in these time-lapses captured by the ESA/NASA Solar and Heliospheric ...
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A new comet appeared in the sky, then likely disintegrated. But it can still be seen
But as the comet neared the sun, it broke apart into chunks until it finally evaporated, according to NASA. C/2024 S1 was a sungrazer, a comet that passes within a distance of about 850,000 miles ...
Planet with comet-like tail observed disintegrating near its star
Astronomers have spotted a small rocky planet that orbits perilously close to its host star disintegrating as its surface is ...
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Astronomers discover doomed planet shedding a Mount Everest's worth of material every orbit, leaving behind a comet-like tail
Scientists have discovered a planet that is literally falling apart as it orbits its star. Located about 140 light-years from ...