Comets
A Comet that Gives Twice?
[/caption]While historically, meteor showers were portents of ill omens, we know today that they are the remnants of ejecta from…
Comet Hartley 2 Scouted by WISE, Hubble for Upcoming Encounter
[/caption] In a little less than a month, NASA's Deep Impact spacecraft (its current mission is called EPOXI) will fly…
Trojans May Yet Rain Down
It would be an interesting survey to catalog the initial reactions readers have to "Trojans". Do you think first of…
Fully Functional Pan-STARRS is now Panning for Stars, Asteroids and Comets
[/caption] There's a new eye on the skies on the lookout for 'killer' asteroids and comets. The first Pan-STARRS (Panoramic…
Many Famous Comets May be Visitors from Other Solar Systems
[/caption] Most comets are thought to have originated great distances away, traveling to the inner solar system from the Oort…
A New Comet McNaught Could Be Seen with Naked Eye
[/caption] A new comet with the familiar name of McNaught has just begun to grace the morning skies in the…
Does McNaught Take Title for Biggest Comet Ever?
[/caption] There are different ways to measure a comet. The Hale Bopp Comet, for example has a nucleus of more…
New Results from Stardust Mission Paint Chaotic Picture of Early Solar System
[/caption] One of the most surprising results from the Stardust mission – which returned comet dust samples to Earth in…
WISE Spies Its First Comet
[/caption] The Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer or WISE is living up to expectations, as it now has discovered its first…
Hubble Takes A Look at Possible Asteroid Collision
[/caption] We reported earlier that on January 6, 2010, ground-based observatories may have spotted evidence of an asteroid collision in…