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The Leonid meteor shower peaks this week: Here's how to see it

Earth passes through a comet's trail this week, producing a beautiful display of meteors in the night sky. Find out where to look and how to get the best view

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Perseid meteor shower

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Perseid meteor shower

Comet Borisov

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Alien water may have been found on interstellar comet Borisov

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Composite image of Borisov

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We can send a probe to interstellar comet Borisov – but not until 2030

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We may have spotted an interstellar comet flying towards Earth

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We may have spotted an interstellar comet flying towards Earth

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What happened when the Shoemaker-Levy 9 comet smashed into Jupiter

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A comet in the solar system

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ESA plans triple spacecraft to lurk in wait for a speedy comet

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Caroline Herschel

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Caroline Herschel

An artist impression of the asteroid

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We’ve spotted a strange asteroid that’s spinning itself to pieces

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Cliffs on comet 67P wander across the landscape in summer

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Cliffs on comet 67P wander across the landscape in summer

When the Rosetta spacecraft orbited the comet 67P, it spotted cliffs that wandered around the ground, completely remaking its surface features every summer

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Interstellar asteroid ‘Oumuamua slipped by NASA space telescope unseen

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Earth

Why Earth's water could be older than Earth itself

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Gaia spacecraft prepares to weather an incoming meteoroid storm

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Interstellar visitor ‘Oumuamua may be a comet, not an asteroid

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