News Archive / Tagged: comets
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Scientists trace meteor showers back to long-period comets
Laurel KornfeldJune 19th, 2021Scientists traced up to 15 lesser-known meteor showers through which Earth travels annually to long-period comets with orbits that take up to 4,000 years.
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Two centaur missions proposed to NASA’s Discovery program
Laurel KornfeldNovember 22nd, 2019NASA is considering two Discovery Program missions that would head to the deepest regions of our solar system to study far flung bodies that reside there.
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Observations indicate comets may have brought water to Earth
Laurel KornfeldMay 27th, 2019Observations of Comet Wirtanen by the world's largest airborne observatory support the notion that comets may have delivered water to Earth.
