Comets
Rosetta Team Finds New, Final Image Hiding in the Data
ESA scientists have found one additional image from the Rosetta spacecraft hiding in the telemetry. This new image was found…
Now We Know When Stars Will Be Passing Through the Oort Cloud
Based on data provided by the Gaia mission, a new study has indicated when close encounters will take place between…
The WOW Signal Probably Didn’t Come from Aliens, or Comets as You Recently Heard
A new study has indicated that the famous Wow! signal may have been caused by a comet, though not all…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 452: Summer Observing Challenges
Summer is almost here, and for the northern hemisphere, that means warm nights for observing. But what to observe? We're…
Rosetta Images Show Comet’s Changing Surface Close Up
Recently-released images from the Rosetta space probe show how the surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko changes over time
This Asteroid Broke In Half, and Then Both Halves Grew Tails Like Comets
Analysis by a team of international researchers has found an asteroid pair has formed tails after they split, making them…
Hubble Spots Possible Exocomets in Nearby Star System
The possible detection of comets in the nearby star system of HD 172555 could shed light on how comets behaved…
Carl Sagan’s Crazy Idea: Life Inside A Comet?
Space Habitat designs are enormous, high-tech structures. Carl Sagan had a different idea: comets as space habitats.
The Search Is On For Alien Signals Around Tabby’s Star
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5e6WniARE8 There's a remote chance that inexplicable light variations in a star in the Northern Cross may be caused by…
Goodbye Forever Philae; We Hardly Knew Ye
You can’t say they didn’t try, but the news is sad nonetheless. ESA announced the mission for the Philae lander…