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Comets Encke and ISON Spotted from Mercury
Two comets currently on their way toward the Sun have been captured on camera from the innermost planet. The MESSENGER…
This is Comet ISON Seen From Mars
It's not much to look at, but there it is: the incoming comet ISON (aka C/2012 S1) as seen by 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…
“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…
Stars, Galaxies, and Comet ISON Grace a New Image from Hubble
This image of the steadily-approaching Comet ISON, made from observations with the Hubble Space Telescope on April 30, show not…
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,"…
Catch Comet Lemmon While You Can
If you honed your observing chops on Comet PANSTARRS this spring, consider dropping in on Comet Lemmon, now returning to the…
This Weekend’s Lyrid Meteor Shower: How to See It
Feeling a little meteor-starved lately? Me too. It's been a meteor shower desert since the Quadrantids of early January. That's about to…
Keeping up with Comet PANSTARRS through the end of March
Wow - what an image! Michael Jaeger's photo of Comet C/2011 L4 PANSTARRS on March 19 resembles those taken by…
A Guide to Help You See Comet PANSTARRS at its Brightest
This is the big week so many of us in the northern hemisphere have been waiting for. Comet C/2011 L4 PANSTARRS,…