Comets
Asteroid Detection, Deflection Needs More Money, Report Says
Are we ready to act if an asteroid or comet were to pose a threat to our planet? No, says…
Asteroid Collision May Have Created Comet-like Object
[/caption] A strange comet-like object discovered on January 6, 2010 may actually be the result of an asteroid collision. Lincoln…
Comets Posing as Asteroids (or is the the other way around?)
[/caption] Asteroids are rocky bodies which belong between Mars and Jupiter. Comets are icy bodies that belong way out beyond…
Jupiter – Our Silent Guardian?
[/caption] We live in a cosmic shooting gallery. In Phil Plait's Death From the Skies, he lays out the dangers…
Crescent Earth as Seen by Comet Chasing Spacecraft
Title this one "Rich Blue Crescent" (as opposed to Pale Blue Dot.) This spectacular image of our home planet was…
Rosetta to Make Final Earth Flyby Nov. 13th
The comet chasing spacecraft Rosetta will make its third and final swing by the Earth on November 13th to pick…
Mini Comets Ejected from Comet Holmes Caused Outburst
[/caption] Comet 17P/Holmes caused a sensation in October and November 2007 when overnight, it brightened enough to be visible with…
Amino Acid Found in Stardust Comet Sample
[/caption] NASA scientists studying the comet samples returned by the Stardust spacecraft have discovered glycine, a fundamental building block of…
Half Comet-Half Asteroid a Fluke? Nope
[/caption] Back in 1996, astronomers discovered a strange object in the asteroid belt. They decided it was either a "lost"…
Newly Discovered Cometary Route Sneaks Past Jupiter, but Decreases Risk of Earth Impacts
Astronomers have used the comet record -- including 2001 RX14 (Linear) at left, captured in 2002 by the Sloan Digital…