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Peptides proven to grow in comet collisions

Jennifer G. Blank, Ph.D., and colleagues at the Bay Area Environmental Research Institute NASA/Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California,...
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How to find Comet Garradd tonight!

Right now, there is a comet up in the night sky, Comet Garradd. To make a wonderful sight even better, it is passing right next to globular star...
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Jaw-dropping photos of Comet Lovejoy from space

In the past few days, Comet Lovejoy has made quite a name for itself. First, it survived a close encounter with the Sun virtually intact and,...
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This year's Christmas star: Comet Lovejoy shines

Despite predictions of dying in a crash with Earth's sun, Comet Lovejoy survived and is delighting skywatchers in the southern hemisphere.Comet...
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Comet storm in alien solar system

New evidence from the Spitzer Space Telescope suggests that there is a "storm" of comets surrounding a nearby star, Eta Corvi, which is...
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Comet Elenin did not destroy Earth on closest approach Sunday

Comet Elenin reached its closest approach to Earth on Sunday October 16, 2011. You may have noticed that nothing particularly disastrous happened...
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In photos: Comet Elenin: another doomsday that wasn't

Much has been made of Comet Elenin, a comet once described as “wimpy,” on the Internet, namely a giant production about how the comet ...
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'Doomsday' Comet Elenin to make close pass of Earth today

Much has been made of Comet Elenin on the Internet, namely a giant production about how the comet may just be on a collision course with Earth,...
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Strong outburst predicted for 2011 Draconid meteor shower

The annual Draconid meteor shower will peak on October 8, 2011. The Draconid meteor shower is normally a minor shower, but it has occasional...
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'Doomsday' Comet Elenin is doomed

Much has been made of Comet Elenin on the Internet, namely a giant production about how the comet may just be on a collision course with Earth,...
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