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NASA Researchers Discover More Dark Comets - NASA
These celestial objects look like asteroids but act like comets now come in two flavors.Naomi Hartono (NASA)
NASA-Led Team Links Comet Water to Earth’s Oceans - NASA Science
Scientists say cometary dust affects interpretation of spacecraft measurements, reopening the case for comets as potential sources of water for early Earth.science.nasa.gov
5 Surprising NASA Heliophysics Discoveries Not Related to the Sun - NASA Science
With NASA’s fleet of heliophysics spacecraft, scientists monitor our Sun and investigate its influences throughout the solar system.science.nasa.gov
November's Night Sky Notes: Snowballs from Space - NASA Science
Find out how comets are connected to some of our favorite annual astronomy events with November's Night Sky Notes!science.nasa.gov
NASA Michoud Gets a Rare Visitor - NASA
Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) passes over NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans in this Oct. 13, 2024, image. This comet comes from the OortNASA
ESA/NASA’s SOHO Spies Bright Comet Making Debut in Evening Sky - NASA Science
The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) has captured images of the second-brightest comet to ever pass through its field of view, comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS.science.nasa.gov
Ancient Comet Makes Appearance - NASA
NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick captured this timelapse photo of Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) International Space Station as it orbited 272 miles aboveNASA
ESA/NASA’s SOHO Spies Bright Comet Making Debut in Evening Sky - NASA Science
The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) has captured images of the second-brightest comet to ever pass through its field of view, comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS.science.nasa.gov
NASA’s Webb Reveals Unusual Jets of Volatile Gas from Icy Centaur 29P - NASA Science
Inspired by the half-human, half-horse creatures that are part of Ancient Greek mythology, the field of astronomy has its own kind of centaurs: distant objects orbiting the Sun between Jupiter and Neptune.science.nasa.gov
Work Is Under Way on NASA’s Next-Generation Asteroid Hunter - NASA
The mirrors for NASA’s Near-Earth Object Surveyor space telescope are being installed and aligned, and work on other spacecraft components is accelerating.Anthony Greicius (NASA)
NASA’s NEOWISE Infrared Heritage Will Live On - NASA
NASA’s near-Earth-object-hunting mission NEOWISE is nearing its conclusion. But its work will carry on with NASA’s next-generation infrared mission: NEOAnthony Greicius (NASA)
NASA’s NEOWISE Extends Legacy With Decade of Near-Earth Object Data - NASA
As the infrared space telescope continues its long-duration survey of the universe, it is creating a unique resource for future astronomers to make newAnthony Greicius (NASA)
ESA, NASA Solar Observatory Discovers Its 5,000th Comet
On March 25, 2024, a citizen scientist in the Czech Republic spotted a comet in an image from the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) spacecraft, which has now been confirmed to be the 5,000th comet discovered using SOHO data.science.nasa.gov
NASA’s NEOWISE Celebrates 10 Years, Plans End of Mission - NASA
The asteroid and comet-hunting infrared space telescope has gathered an impressive haul of observations, but it’s now at the mercy of the Sun, which isNaomi Hartono (NASA)