Comets
Rosetta’s Philae Lander Snaps a Selfie
Philae is awake... and taking pictures! This image, acquired last night with the lander's CIVA (Comet nucleus Infrared and Visible…
Comet ISON Photo Contest Winners Rock the House!
Comet ISON's gone but positively not forgotten. The National Science Foundation today shared the results of their Comet ISON Photography…
Comet Jacques Brightens Rapidly, Heads North
We've got a hot comet on our hands. Comet Jacques barely cracked magnitude +11 at the time of its March 13…
Fly to Rosetta’s Comet with this New Interactive Visualization
Hang onto your space helmets. With a few moves of the mouse, you can now follow the European Rosetta mission…
ESA Awakens Rosetta’s Comet Lander
Little Philae is awake! ESA sent a wake-up call to the 100-kg (220-lb) lander riding aboard the Rosetta spacecraft this…
Mars-Bound Comet Siding Spring Sprouts Multiple Jets
Comet Siding Spring, on its way to a close brush with Mars on October 19, has been kicking up a…
Rosetta Spacecraft Spies Its Comet As It Prepares For An August Encounter
As Rosetta limbers up for its close-up encounter with a comet, we have visual confirmation that it's on the right…
Happy Equinox! – A Perfect Time to See the Zodiacal Light
Welcome to the first day of spring! If you have a clear night between now and April 1, celebrate the…
Get Set For Comet K1 PanSTARRS: A Guide to its Spring Appearance
Get those binoculars ready: an icy interloper from the Oort cloud is about to grace the night sky. The comet…
New Comet Jacques May Pass 8.4 million miles from Venus this July
Congratulations to Cristovao Jacques and the SONEAR team! On March 13 they snared C/2014 E2 (Jacques) in CCD images taken with a…