Comets
Will Comet ISON Dazzle our Skies? An Expert Weighs In
Comets are the big “question marks” of observational astronomy. Some, such as Comet Hyakutake and the Great Daylight Comet of…
New Images of Comet ISON Hurtling Towards the Sun
As Comet C/2012 S1 (ISON) heads closer to Earth, we’re getting a better view of what has been billed by…
What Do Comet PANSTARRS And Pinocchio Have In Common?
While comets can't tell lies, they do sometimes grow long noses. As the weeks click by and our perspective on…
Astronomers Detect Dust Feature in Comet ISON’s Inner Coma
In April, when the Hubble Space Telescope looked out towards Jupiter’s orbit and observed what has been billed as the…
Comets PANSTARRS and Lemmon Still Linger for Early Morning Views
The comet show is still not over! Early on May 16, 2013, astrophotographer Chris Schur from central Arizona was able…
Mars Gets Bombarded by 200 Small Asteroids and Comets Every Year
One of the benefits of having a spacecraft in orbit around another planet for several years is the ability to…
Claims of Tunguska Meteorite Fragments “Ridiculous,” Scientist Says
Last week, Russian researcher Andrei Zlobin announced that stony fragments collected from a riverbed in 1988 are "probably Tunguska meteorites,"…
A New View of Comet ISON
Update: Here's a brand new image of Comet C/2012 S1 ISON, as seen on May 2, 2013 by Ernesto Guido…
Possible Meteorite Fragments from 1908 Tunguska Explosion Found
The 1908 explosion over the Tunguska region in Siberia has always been an enigma. While the leading theories of what…
Debunking Comet ISON Conspiracy Theories (No, ISON is Not Nibiru)
Comets always seem to bring ‘em out of the wood work. There’s a scene from the 1998 movie Deep Impact…