Comets
Asteroid Imposters
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Comet W1 Boattini Now Visible For Northern Skies
I wanted to see it myself before I said anything - but now it's confirmed. Comet W1 Boattini is now…
SOHO the Comet-Finder — And You Can Help
On June 25th, the ESA/NASA SOHO spacecraft discovered its 1,500th comet, making it more successful than all other comet discoverers…
Alien Mineral From Comet Dust Found in Earth’s Atmosphere
Astoundingly, about 40,000 tons of dust particles fall to Earth each year which originates from space "leftovers," mostly from disintegrating…
Comet Strikes Increase as We Pass Through the Galactic Plane
There are just so many ways the Universe is out to get us. Astronomers have already considered the threat from…
Planet Finder Catches a Comet!
Who can forget last October, when astronomers all over the world were astounded by the huge outburst of Comet Holmes?…
Comet Dust is Very Similar to Asteroids
Just so it's clear in your mind: comets are dirty snowballs, asteroids are rocks. Got the difference? Wait... not so…
Deep Impact Has a New Target
It seemed like such a shame. NASA built Deep Impact to see what happens when you smash a refrigerator-sized object…
Comet Holmes is Fading Away
For a little while there, Comet 17P/Holmes was the largest object in the Solar System, flaring up by a factor…
Finally, Hubble’s View of Comet Holmes
All right, here's the picture we've all been waiting for. Step aside ground-based observatories, papa Hubble's here with images of…