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When a Comet Falls Apart: The Science of Breakup and What It Tells Us

May 21, 2026

Why do comets shatter? This piece breaks down three mechanisms — tidal disruption, thermal explosion, and spin-up — and explores what the spectacular crash of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 revealed about our solar system.

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Fragments of Halley's Comet Are Burning Through Our Sky — The Eta Aquariids Explained

May 2, 2026

Every May, Earth plows through a trail of debris left by Halley's Comet. Here's why the Eta Aquariid meteor shower puts on a bigger show in the Southern Hemisphere — and exactly what's happening when those streaks light up the predawn sky.

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