Comets
A Compendium of Universe Today Comet Siding Spring Articles: January 2013 – October 2014
We present here a compendium of Universe Today articles on comet Siding Spring. Altogether 18 Universe Today stories and counting…
Watch Live as Comet Siding Spring Flys By Mars
Comet Siding Spring will pass close to Mars today, Sunday, October 19, at 18:32 UTC. The comet will come within…
Here’s a Look at Comet Siding Spring Two Days Before its Encounter with Mars
The excitement continues to build as Comet Siding Spring rapidly approaches the Red Planet, and here's the latest view of…
Here’s a High-Res Look at Philae’s Landing Spot
The long-awaited deployment of the Philae lander, currently "piggybacked" aboard ESA's Rosetta spacecraft orbiting the nucleus of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, will…
Comet A1 Siding Spring vs Mars: Views in Space and Time
Oh, to be a stranded astronaut on the surface of the planet Mars this week. There’s a great scene from…
Landing on a Comet: The Trailer
In less than a month, on November 12, 2014, the 100-kg Philae lander will separate from ESA's Rosetta spacecraft and…
How to See Comet Siding Spring as it Encounters Mars
With excitement building as Comet Siding Spring rapidly approaches the Red Planet, we'll soon have the opportunity to spot it…
Check Out This Huge Rock On The Surface Of Rosetta’s Comet!
As the Rosetta spacecraft drops a bit closer to its target comet, some really cool features are popping into view.…
Comet Siding Spring: Close Call for Mars, Wake Up Call for Earth?
It was 20 years ago this past July when images of Jupiter being pummeled by a comet caught the world's…
Rosetta’s Comet in Thrilling 3-D
She's gonna blow! Rosetta's navigation camera recently grabbed our best view yet of the geyser-like jets spraying from the nucleus of Comet…