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Firework supernova remnant is unlike any seen before
Astronomers have imaged a supernova remnant, the remnants of two comets, that they claim smashed into each other around 850 years ago. “I have worked on supernova remnants for 30 years, and I’ve never seen anything like this,” astronomer Robert Fesen said. Fesen said he has worked on supernova remnants for 30 years, and has…
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The comet will be in the year 2023.
A comet called ‘C/2022 E3’, which is expected to appear in the sky later this month, may be a distant comet for the first time in 50,000 years, NASA has said. “It’s still an awesome opportunity to make a personal relationship with…ice visitor from the distant outer Solar System,” Preston Dyches, a scientist at NASA’s…
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In 50,000 years, the comet will swing by Earth.
Comet C/2022 E3 is set to make its closest approach to the sun on January 12 and will be visible by the untrained eye since 2020. C/2022 E3 is the first comet to be seen by the untrained eye since 2020, NASA said. According to NASA, the comet is expected to make its closest approach…
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You should keep an eye out for this comet in 1523.
Comet C/E3 will come within 1,00,000 miles of Earth on January 12. The comet’s current trajectory should bring it closest to the Sun on February 2. “It’s still an awesome chance to make a personal connection with an icy visitor from the distant outer solar system,” NASA said. The comet was spotted last March while…
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The science of smashing a space craft into a asteroid
NASA’s DART mission team has shared a picture of asteroid Dimorphos after it crashed into the Earth on January 10. The DART team said the transfer of momentum from Dimorphos’ surface to the spacecraft was 3.6 times greater if the asteroid had absorbed the spacecraft and no material was blasted from it. DART was launched…
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There is a strong meteor shower of the year.
Fireballs from the Southern and Northern Taurids, a shower of comet Encke’s debris, were seen across the heavens on Sunday and Monday. Fireballs can be seen moving across sky for a few seconds, whereas most meteors are visible only for a millisecond. There are more than two dozen meteor showers to watch in the next…