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Experts predict that the horned Devil Comet that is approaching Earth will blow up shortly

CategorySciencePosted onAuthorArchana SuryawanshiLeave a comment

Greater than Mount Everest, the enormous comet known as the “Devil Comet” is hurtling toward Earth. This celestial body, which goes by the official name 12P/Pons-Brooks, is a periodic comet with an orbital period of 71 years. Comet 12P blazed across the skies in a Continue Reading

Scientists didn’t notice a skyscraper-sized asteroid until two days later when it was flying closer to Earth than the moon.

CategorySciencePosted onAuthorTejaswini PatilLeave a comment

A space rock as extensive as a 20-story building cruised awkwardly near Earth last week, zooming by our planet at around a fourth of the distance among Earth and the moon — and stargazers didn’t see it until two days after the fact. On July Continue Reading