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Dead comet with skull face hurtles safely past Earth on Halloween
A massive space rock that shaved by Earth on Halloween looks like a dead comet with a skull face, NASA said after gaining a closer look at the spooky space...
Halley’s Comet debris will fly through sky in annual Eta Aquarid meteor shower
Debris from Halley’s Comet will streak across the sky overnight for the annual Eta Aquarid meteor shower. Pieces of the icy comet break off...
Philae lander separates from craft on mission to land on 34,000mph comet
Mission control has made contact with the Philae lander during its desecent onto a speeding comet, as scientists reveal the rock is emitting a mysterious...
Scientists gear up to land spacecraft on comet for first time ever
The European Space Agency is making final preparations to land the first unmanned spacecraft on a comet next week, and scientists are hoping that technology...
What does a comet smell like?
It’s absolutely awful, at least according to scientists researching the comet 67P/C-G.
Once in a million years: Super-sized comet to buzz past Mars this weekend
The heavens are hosting an event this weekend that occurs once in a million years or so.
'We're at the comet': Space probe prepares to beam back pictures to Earth
A probe launched in 2004 to chase a comet billions of miles around space has today made contact with Earth after reaching its target.
'Armageddon'-style comet hunter close to target
A European spacecraft is closing in on a comet it has been tracking for over 10 years in a mission likened to the action film “Armageddon”.
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