News articles tagged with 'comet' (Page 8)
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Jupiter: Friend or Foe?
— 27 Aug 2007 17:51 | AstronomyThe traditional belief that Jupiter acts as a celestial shield, deflecting asteroids and comets away from the inner Solar System, has been challenged by the first in a series of studies…
Comet probes reveal evidence of origin of life
— 15 Aug 2007 00:15 | AstronomyRecent probes inside comets show it is overwhelmingly likely that life began in space, according to a new paper by Cardiff University scientists. Professor Chandra Wickramasinghe and…
First glimpses from the Perseid meteor shower
— 13 Aug 2007 16:09 | AstronomyEnthusiastic observers were rewarded by a nice display of the Perseid meteor shower that was visible at its best in the night between 12 and 13 August 2007. We present glimpses of the…