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Could comet-dwelling trees provide safe, habitable 'bubbles' of life that travel through the cosmos ?
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One of the most unusual comets in the solar system is due to make its closest approach of the Earth today.
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Astronomers have revealed that comet 2I/Borisov is remarkably similar to comets from our own solar system.
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Scientists have made a discovery that could push back the emergence of life further than ever before.
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A comet bombardment that occurred on Mars 3.9 billion years ago may have created habitable conditions.
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A new theory has suggested that the new planet could be responsible for periodic mass extinction events.
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An astronomical anomaly thought by some to be an 'alien megastructure' has continued to defy explanation.
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The famous 'Wow!' signal picked up in 1977 could turn out to have a rather mundane explanation.
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Our planet may be at higher risk from a large comet impact than from a conventional rocky asteroid.
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Jupiter's icy moon may have had deliveries of pre-life ingredients thanks to penetrating comet impacts.
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Scientists have demonstrated that a comet impact can kick-start the formation of complex molecules.
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Water-rich asteroids are thought to have brought water to countless other worlds throughout the universe.
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Rosetta has discovered that the water on comet 67P is different to the water that we have here on Earth.
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Researchers had theorized that a gas giant in the Oort Cloud may have been affecting the orbit of comets.