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2016 Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower Peaks May 5-6
If you notice a rise in meteors before dawn now through the weekend, you're not imagining things. It's the annual…
See Historic Comet BA14 Up Close In These New Radar Images
During its recent flyby of Earth, astronomers used the Goldstone radar antenna to create a remarkable series of images of…
Rosetta’s Philae Lander in Permanent Sleep
ESA's Philae lander, the first spacecraft to successfully soft-land on the surface of a comet and former piggyback partner to Rosetta,…
Viewing Guide to the 2015 Geminid Meteor Shower
2015 looks like a fantastic year for the Geminids. With the Moon just 3 days past new and setting at the end…
Comet Catalina Grows Two Tails, Soars at Dawn
Amateur astronomer Chris Schur of Arizona had only five minutes to observe and photograph Comet Catalina this morning before twilight…
It’s Finally Here! Comet Catalina Greets Dawn Skywatchers
If you love watching comets and live north of the equator, you've been holding your breath a l-o-n-g time for…
How to Find Rosetta’s Comet In Your Telescope
How would you like to see one of the most famous comets with your own eyes? Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko plies the…
Three-tailed Comet Q1 PanSTARRS Lights Up Southern Skies
Call it the comet that squeaked by most northern skywatchers. Comet C/2014 Q1 PanSTARRS barely made an appearance at dawn in…
What is Halley’s Comet?
https://youtu.be/DIgBaY3t5xQ Halley’s Comet, also known as 1P/Halley, is the most well known comet in the Solar System. As a periodic…
Rosetta’s Comet Keeps On Jetting Even After the Sun Goes Down
67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko certainly isn't a comet that dreads sundown. Images acquired by the OSIRIS instrument aboard ESA's Rosetta spacecraft in April 2015…