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In the photo from the space station, the comet is captured just above Earth’s horizon, which is illuminated by a bright light — also known as airglow — that occurs in the planet’s upper atmosphere ...

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The escaping material can cause significant changes in a comet’s orbit, acting like natural rocket engines, with the exact changes depending on the direction, speed, and amount of the escaping ...

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"It is totally amazing to see a comet from orbit," he said on X, formerly known as Twitter. Right now Comet ATLAS appears in the constellation Sagittarius, and though it may look too close for ...

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