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Comet C/2023 P1, Nishimura visible from Earth. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech | edited by Space.com He Won the $2 Billion Powerball ...

The object is known as 2025 SC79, and it is 700 meters (2,297 feet) across. It goes around the Sun every 128 days, and it even crosses the orbit of Mercury. First observed on September 27, this object ...

Skywatchers can catch a rare glimpse of Comet Lemmon this month, and it won't be back until around the year 3175. Here's how ...

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One of the more reliable annual meteor showers, the Orionids, peaks during a new moon, making 2025 an excellent year to watch ...

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