Comets
A New Comet McNaught Could Be Seen with Naked Eye
[/caption] A new comet with the familiar name of McNaught has just begun to grace the morning skies in the…
Does McNaught Take Title for Biggest Comet Ever?
[/caption] There are different ways to measure a comet. The Hale Bopp Comet, for example has a nucleus of more…
New Results from Stardust Mission Paint Chaotic Picture of Early Solar System
[/caption] One of the most surprising results from the Stardust mission – which returned comet dust samples to Earth in…
WISE Spies Its First Comet
[/caption] The Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer or WISE is living up to expectations, as it now has discovered its first…
Hubble Takes A Look at Possible Asteroid Collision
[/caption] We reported earlier that on January 6, 2010, ground-based observatories may have spotted evidence of an asteroid collision in…
Asteroid Detection, Deflection Needs More Money, Report Says
Are we ready to act if an asteroid or comet were to pose a threat to our planet? No, says…
Asteroid Collision May Have Created Comet-like Object
[/caption] A strange comet-like object discovered on January 6, 2010 may actually be the result of an asteroid collision. Lincoln…
Comets Posing as Asteroids (or is the the other way around?)
[/caption] Asteroids are rocky bodies which belong between Mars and Jupiter. Comets are icy bodies that belong way out beyond…
Jupiter – Our Silent Guardian?
[/caption] We live in a cosmic shooting gallery. In Phil Plait's Death From the Skies, he lays out the dangers…
Crescent Earth as Seen by Comet Chasing Spacecraft
Title this one "Rich Blue Crescent" (as opposed to Pale Blue Dot.) This spectacular image of our home planet was…