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The 'comet of the century' was spotted in San Francisco, California, early Friday morning, and astronomers believe it will make another appearance in October. Comet A3 was seen flying over the Golden Gate Bridge at sunrise early Friday morning, and is due to reappear in mid-October The 'comet of the century' is officially known as Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, named after the …

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A rare green comet, that has not been seen for 50,000 …

The Hubble telescope confirms the largest comet nucleus ever seen by astronomers

The Hubble telescope confirms the largest comet nucleus ever seen by astronomers Enlarge this image toggle caption Space Telescope Science Institute/Macau University of Science and Technology Space Telescope Science Institute/Macau University of Science and Technology NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has confirmed the largest icy comet nucleus ever seen by scientists. The nucleus of comet C/2014 UN271 is about 80 miles …

Grab a pair of binoculars and find a dark spot and you may catch a glimpse of the "Christmas comet" over the next two weeks. Despite earlier fears Comet Leonard might break apart, it passed by Earth last week and suddenly became brighter so it could be seen with the naked eye in the northern hemisphere. Comet Leonard has just …

The mission will allow scientists to know about the history of the solar system as never seen before. The mothership will be built in the UK by Thales Alenia Space and will hold two smaller robotic probes from Japan that can be released when in close proximity to the comet for extremely close fly-bys. He added that the mission will …