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Astronomy Cast Ep. 464: Why the Hype over an Exorock?
Astronomers this week announced that they had discovered an asteroid or comet on a trajectory that brought it from outside…
Hubble Spots Unique Object in the Main Asteroid Belt
An international team of scientists recently used the Hubble space telescope to spot a unique binary asteroid that behaves like…
See Mercury At Dusk, New Comet Lovejoy At Dawn
There are so many cool astronomical sights to see in late March including Mercury and a brand new comet!
Why Does Siberia Get All the Cool Meteors?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fivTDW0EV1Q Children ice skating in Khakassia, Russia react to the fall of a bright fireball two nights ago on Dec.6…
Colonizing the Outer Solar System
This episode continues our team up with Fraser Cain to look at Colonizing the Solar System, we move from the…
Astronomers Think They Know Where Rosetta’s Comet Came From
A new study reveals that Rosetta's Comet likely spent billions of years chilling in the Kuiper Belt before chance interactions…
Rosetta Wows With Amazing Closeups of Comet 67P Before Final ‘Crunchdown’
After 10 years pursuing 67P/C-G and more than two years studying it from orbit, Rosetta made the comet's icy nucleus…
Bye, Bye Rosetta — We’ll Miss You!
The Rosetta comet probe will leave its flyover orbit today to prepare for its dramatic free-fall descent to the surface…
Hubble Captures The Sharpest Image Of A Disintegrating Comet Ever
Comets crack up regularly, but rarely do we get a front row seat to watch one disintegrate before our eyes.…
Rock Around the Comet Clock with Hubble
The Hubble Space Telescope takes a deep look into the Comet 252P/LINEAR and discovers a spinning jet. We look at…