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Caterpillar Comet Poses for Pictures En Route to Mars
Now that's pure gorgeous. As Comet C/2013 A1 Siding Spring sidles towards its October 19th encounter with Mars, it's passing a trio of sumptuous…
Comet Jacques Makes a ‘Questionable’ Appearance
What an awesome photo! Italian amateur astronomer Rolando Ligustri nailed it earlier today using a remote telescope in New Mexico…
Asteroid 2013 UQ4 Suddenly Becomes a Dark Comet with a Bright Future
On October 23, 2013, astronomers with the Catalina Sky Survey picked up a very faint asteroid with an unusual orbit more…
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…
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…
Two Comets Pass in the Night Bound for Your Telescope
Remember comets Lovejoy and C/2012 X1 LINEAR? We dropped in on them in late January. On Feb. 6 the two cruised…
Lovejoy and X1 LINEAR: How to See Comets That Will Warm Up Your Mid-Winter Mornings
My hands are still cold from the experience, but there's no denying the pleasure I felt at seeing C/2013 R1…
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…
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…
Interesting Facts About Comets
[/caption]There are many interesting facts about comets. Some are about the different parts of the comet, others are about the…