Bob King
Getting to Know Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
We're finally getting to know the icy nucleus behind comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. For all the wonder that comets evoke, we on…
Observing Alert – Delta Aquarid Meteor Shower Peaks This Week
With the southern Delta Aquarid meteor shower peaking tomorrow morning, the summer meteor-watching season officially begins. While not a rich shower from…
Comet Jacques Makes a ‘Questionable’ Appearance
What an awesome photo! Italian amateur astronomer Rolando Ligustri nailed it earlier today using a remote telescope in New Mexico…
NASA Preps for Nail-biting Comet Flyby of Mars
As Comet C/2013 A1 Siding Spring inches closer to the Red Planet, NASA's taking steps to protect its fleet of orbiting…
Rosetta Zooms Toward an Extraordinary Comet
I thought the photos earlier this week were amazing. This little movie, made of 36 'smoothed' or interpolated images of…
Comet Jacques Is Back! Joins Venus and Mercury at Dawn
Comet C/2014 E2 Jacques has returned! Before it disappeared in the solar glow this spring, the comet reached magnitude +6, the naked…
Flaming Space Junk Makes Jaws Drop in Australia
"It first looked like a plane with fire coming out of the tail." -- Aaron O. "I have never seen…
Merging Giant Galaxies Sport ‘Blue Bling’ in New Hubble Pic
On a summer night, high above our heads, where the Northern Crown and Herdsman meet, a titanic new galaxy is…
Eureka! Kola Fireball Meteorites Found in Russia
A spectacular fireball that crackled across the sky near the Russia-Finnish border on April 19th this year left more than a bright…
Ceres and Vesta Converge in the Sky on July 5: How to See It
I bet you've forgotten. I almost did. In April, we reported that Ceres and Vesta, the largest and brightest asteroids respectively,…