Comets
Comet ISON: A Viewing Guide from Now to Perihelion
Perhaps you've read the news. This Fall, the big ticket show is the approach of Comet C/2012 S1 ISON. The…
An Unexpected Ending for Deep Impact
After almost 9 years in space that included an unprecedented July 4th impact and subsequent flyby of a comet, an…
Cometary Collisions Could Have Created Life On Earth
The energy of comets smashing into Earth billions of years ago could have generated life out of the building blocks…
New Comet Discovered: Lovejoy Will Add to “Comet Lineup” in Winter Skies
Move over Comet ISON. You've got company. Australian amateur astronomer Terry Lovejoy, discoverer of three previous comets, including the famous,…
“Oddball” Asteroid is Really a Comet
It's a case of mistaken identity: a near-Earth asteroid with a peculiar orbit turns out not to be an asteroid…
No Images of Comet ISON from Deep Impact/EPOXI Spacecraft Due to Communication Loss
Disappointing news today from Dr. Mike A'Hearn, Principal Investigator of the EPOXI mission, which has been using the repurposed spacecraft…
Ready, Set, Observe! How to See Comet ISON In The Early Morning Sky
OK, you've waited patiently for Comet ISON to brighten and reappear in the dawn sky. It has. Now you're chomping…
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Are We Martians? Chemist’s New Claim Sparks Debate
Are Earthlings really Martians ? Did life arise on Mars first and then journey on rocks to our planet and…