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Comets

Today in the History of Astronomy

Sept. 18, 1965: Discovery of Comet Ikeya-Seki

Today in the History of Astronomy

Sept. 6, 1618: The first comet seen through a telescope

Science, Solar System

Hubble estimates the size of a comet from deep space

Today in the History of Astronomy

Aug 1, 1818: The birth of Maria Mitchell

Today in the History of Astronomy

July 26, 2000: Comet LINEAR disintegrates

Science

What we know so far about 3I/ATLAS, the interstellar visitor

Today in the History of Astronomy

July 11, 1801: Jean-LouisĀ Pons finds his first comet

Today in the History of Astronomy

July 8, 1992: Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 breaks up

Comets, Solar System

Third interstellar visitor discovered racing through our solar system

Today in the History of Astronomy

June 24, 1881: First photographic spectrum of a comet

Comets

Remembering Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS: The comet of the year

Alien Life, Exoplanets

How much evidence do scientists need to claim they’ve found alien life?

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