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<p>Checking to see just how hostile an environment can be on known exoplanets, Santa might draw up a list marked 'Planets to which presents don’t need to be delivered'</p>

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Planets Santa might end up visiting... next year?

As Santa sits at the North Pole anticipating the discovery of life on some far-flung planet he might be somewhat nervously scanning the latest scientific literature to see which exoplanets are hot topics

<p>Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) — pictured from Blackrock Castle Observatory. Unlike the interstellar wanderers referred to in the article, this comet is bound to the Sun and takes about 1,300 years to complete one orbit.</p>

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Sky Matters: rogue star wandering the galaxy since before the earth or sun was born gets a temporary comet tail

<p>On October 21 the Orionid meteor shower peaks. One of the fun things about watching the Orionids, true for any meteor shower, is their unpredictability</p>

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Sky Matters: When to see this week's Orionid meteor shower — and how

Sky Matters: The best times and places to see the lunar eclipse on September 7

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Sky Matters: The best times and places to see the lunar eclipse on September 7

Perseid meteor shower

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Sky Matters: It's August so it's time to look out for Perseids

Solar Eclipse 2024: Friends and family

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Sky Matters: Two eclipses this month — how to see the blood moon lunar eclipse on Friday

Milky way in Caldera De Taburiente Nature Park, La Palma Island, Canary Islands, Spain

Sky Matters: Find a dark site on a cloudless night — to change your sense of place in the universe

Human space travel won't always be the preserve of the elite but until then there are other ways to experience the dramatic beauty of space

Sun, 02 Feb, 2025