But get this! A new study proves it wasn’t a comet and didn’t come from anywhere near Jupiter like we initially thought. So strap in your asteroid belts and prepare to have your galaxy brain ...

The orange line is the orbit of Jupiter. Image from video-based meteor observations at Earth, displayed at https://meteorshowers.org. April 16, 2025, Mountain View, CA -- Why do comets and their ...

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The constellations overhead in May are dominated by Leo the Lion and Ursa Major the Great Bear. Leo is easy to pick out by spotting a large backward question mark known as the Sickle. The bright star ...

Jupiter and Mars shine in the evening, more planets gather in the morning, and the Eta Aquariid meteors join in.

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"Long-period comets spend most of their lives so far away from the solar system that they feel the tug from the barycenter," said Pilorz. "But every few hundred years they swoop inside Jupiter's orbit ...

"Long-period comets spend most of their lives so far away from the solar system that they feel the tug from the barycenter," said Pilorz. "But every few hundred years they swoop inside Jupiter's ...