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Don’t Miss the Geminids this Weekend, Best Meteor Shower of the Year
Wouldn't it be nice if a meteor shower peaked on a weekend instead of 3 a.m. Monday morning? Maybe even showed good…
C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy – A Binocular Comet in Time for Christmas
Hmmm. Something with a long white beard is making an appearance in northern skies this week. Could it be Santa Claus?…
What is the Difference Between Asteroids and Comets?
Asteroids and comets have a few things in common. They are both celestial bodies orbiting our Sun, and they both…
Philae Lander Early Science Results: Ice, Organic Molecules and Half a Foot of Dust
An uncontrolled, chaotic landing. Stuck in the shadow of a cliff without energy-giving sunlight. Philae and team persevered. With just 60…
Music to Celebrate the Rosetta Mission
We report on the Rosetta mission to share the news and follow the progress of the precarious-perched Philae. But sometimes it takes…
New Images from Philae Reveal Comet’s Ancient Surface
We may not know exactly where Philae is, but it's doing a bang-up job sending its first photos from comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.…
Philae’s First Photos; Update on its Troubled Landing
Hey, we're getting closer! This photo was taken by Philae's ROLIS instrument just 1.8 miles (3 km) above the surface…
We Land on a Comet Today! Updates on Philae’s Progress
Anticipation is intense as the Philae lander free-falls to the surface of Comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko this morning. The final "Go" for separation from…
Philae Ready to Take Flying Leap to Historic Comet Landing (Coverage Information)
We are now in the final hours before Rosetta’s Philae lander is released to attempt a first-ever landing on a…
Weekly Space Hangout – Nov. 7, 2014: Ship Updates & Solar System Formation
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Guests: Morgan Rehnberg (cosmicchatter.org / @cosmic_chatter) Brian Koberlein (@briankoberlein) Nicole Gugliucci (cosmoquest.org / @noisyastronomer) (more…)