Comets
Comet Holmes is Bigger than the Sun
All right, that title is a little misleading. In fact, when I first read the original press release, my skepticism…
Rosetta Is Returning to Earth for Another Flyby
Mark your calendars for November 13th, 2007. That's the day ESA's Rosetta spacecraft will be making a close encounter with…
Detailed Images of Comet Holmes
Late last week, the normally dim Comet 17P/Holmes suddenly blazed into view, increasing in brightness by a factor of a…
Comet 17P/Holmes Erupts in the Sky
Astronomers from Europe and Asia are reporting that the normally dim Comet 17P/Holmes has had an eruption. Instead of being…
Solar Storm Tears Off a Comet’s Tail
Comets are known as dirty snowballs. As they approach the Sun, the constant solar wind picks away at their snowy…
Deep Impact… the Second Visit
When Deep Impact smashed into Comet Tempel 1, it did its job well... too well. Yes, it did carve out…
SOHO Catches a Rare Species of Comet
The most successful comet hunter is not some dedicated amateur who sacrifices night after night searching for icy bodies from…
Did Life on Earth Originate With Comets?
The traditional thinking is that life on Earth began... on Earth. At some point in our distant past, some mixture…
Did an Exploding Comet Cause Extinctions 13,000 Years Ago?
Scientists think they might have the solution to a mystery that's been haunting paleontologists for years: what caused an abrupt…
High Resolution Views of Comet McNaught’s Nucleus
Comet McNaught, one of the brightest comets in last few decades recently swept past the Sun, providing a beautiful show.…