Comets
Comet Finlay Surprise Outburst, Visible in Binoculars … again!
Lost sleep at night, fingers tapping on the keyboard by day. Darn comets are keeping me busy! But of course that's…
Comet Lovejoy Now at its Brightest: Images from Around the World
Last night was the first time I was able to spot Comet Lovejoy with unaided eyes. The latest images from…
Rosetta’s Comet Meets Charlie Brown’s “Pig-Pen”
Anyone who's ever read a Charlie Brown comic strip knows "Pig-Pen", the lovable boy who walks around in a constant cloud…
How to Find and Make the Most of Comet Lovejoy
Comet Q2 Lovejoy passed closest to Earth on January 7th and has been putting on a great show this past week.…
If You Can Find Orion, You Can Find Comet Lovejoy
Comet Lovejoy (2014 Q2) is now visible in the night sky, and while you'll need binoculars or a low-power telescope…
Finding Lovejoy: How to Follow the Path of Comet 2014 Q2 Through January
Have you seen the amazing pics? A bright comet graces evening skies this month, assuring that 2015 is already on…
Work Those Quads: Our Guide to the 2015 Quadrantid Meteors
Quick… what’s the only major meteor shower named after a defunct constellation? If you said the January Quadrantids, you’d be…
Put Yourself in the Way of Beauty
Oh my, oh my. Rolando Ligustri captured this scene last night as Comet Q2 Lovejoy swished past the globular cluster…
Comet Q2 Lovejoy Loses Tail, Grows Another, Loses That One Too!
Maybe you've seen Comet Q2 Lovejoy. It's a big fuzzy ball in binoculars low in the southern sky in the…
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Universe Today’s Top 10 Space Stories of 2014
It seems a lot of the space stories of this year involve spacecraft making journeys: bouncing across a comet, or…