Comets
Watch Live Webcast: Countdown to Comet ISON
We're all watching what's happening with Comet ISON, and today, November 21, 2013 Astronomy Magazine and Discover Magazine are hosting…
Get Out Your Comet Scorecards: Comet Nevski Now Visible With Binoculars
Is 2013 truly the “Year of the Comet?” Perhaps “Comets” might be a better term, as no less than five…
Comet ISON Grows Wings; Comet Lovejoy, a Fountain
Wonderful photos of Comets ISON and Lovejoy with their swollen comas and developing tails have appeared on these pages, but…
Whoa. Take a Look at Comet ISON Now
Let the show begin! With all our reports and images of Comet ISON being in outburst, this latest image from…
See Comet ISON Fly through Earth’s Sky with this Awesome Interactive Simulator
Here's a handy tool. The folks at INOVE Space Models have just updated their awesome Comet ISON flyby simulation with a…
Comet ISON Suddenly Brightens as it Dives Toward the Sun
After a sleepy week, Comet ISON is suddenly coming alive. Several amateur astronomers and at least one professional astronomers are…
Comets Encke and ISON Spotted from Mercury
Two comets currently on their way toward the Sun have been captured on camera from the innermost planet. The MESSENGER…
Here Comes the Weekend Leonid Meteor Shower!
November 2013 offers a chance to catch a dependable meteor shower, albeit on an off year. The Leonid meteors are…
New Timelapse of Comets ISON and Lovejoy
Comet 2012 S1 (ISON) is just 16 days away from its close encounter with the Sun and is now inside…
Track Comet ISON’s Journey Around the Sun with this Paper Model
Planet orbits are so easy to picture - eight nearly concentric hula hoops centered on the sun. Comets are weirder.…