Comet ISON

See Comet ISON Fly through Earth’s Sky with this Awesome Interactive Simulator

Here's a handy tool. The folks at INOVE Space ModelsĀ have just updated their awesome Comet ISON flyby simulation with a…

11 years ago

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…

11 years ago

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…

11 years ago

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.…

11 years ago

Tracking Comet C/2013 R1 Lovejoy through November

Tired of comets yet? Right now, northern hemisphere observers have four (!) comets within range of binoculars in the dawn…

11 years ago

Comet ISON Heats Up, Grows New Tail

I'm starting to get the chills about Comet ISON. I can't help it. With practically every telescope turned the comet's…

11 years ago

Weekly Space Hangout – November 1, 2013: Comet ISON Special

We interrupt your regular Weekly Space Hangout for an hour-long special on Comet ISON, broadcast live from the Pacific Space…

11 years ago

Morning Comets Continue to Dazzle in New Images, Timelapses

While many are anticipating seeing Comet ISON, there's more in the sky these days than just one comet. There are…

11 years ago

Four Comets Haunt the Halloween Dawn! Here’s How to See Them

Get your astronomical trick-or-treat bags ready. An excursion under the Halloween morning sky will allow you fill it in a…

11 years ago

Weekend Comet Bonanza!

Astrophotographers were out in full force this weekend to try and capture the bonanza of comets now visible in the…

11 years ago