Comets
Bye, Bye Rosetta — We’ll Miss You!
The Rosetta comet probe will leave its flyover orbit today to prepare for its dramatic free-fall descent to the surface…
Hubble Captures The Sharpest Image Of A Disintegrating Comet Ever
Comets crack up regularly, but rarely do we get a front row seat to watch one disintegrate before our eyes.…
There It Is! Philae Lander Found
The search is over, and looking at these images, no wonder it was so hard to find the little Philae…
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…
Rock Around the Comet Clock with Hubble
The Hubble Space Telescope takes a deep look into the Comet 252P/LINEAR and discovers a spinning jet. We look at…
A Summer Comet: Our Guide to Observing X1 PanSTARRS
Get set to observe binocular Comet C/2013 X1 PanSTARRS this summer, as it moves from the dawn to the dusk…
‘Wow!’ Signal Was…Wait For It…Comets
Nearly 40 years after it was first detected, a Florida astronomer proposes that comets may be to blame for the…
Jupiter Just Got Nailed By Something
Video from Austrian and Irish amateur astronomers points to a new impact on Jupiter by either a comet or asteroid.
See Historic Comet BA14 Up Close In These New Radar Images
During its recent flyby of Earth, astronomers used the Goldstone radar antenna to create a remarkable series of images of…
Comet Craziness: 252P LINEAR Brightens, and a Close Pass for BA14 PanSTARRS
This week presents observational astronomers with two surprise treats, as Comet 252P/LINEAR brightens and heads north, and the second closest…