Comets

Guide to Safely Viewing Comet ISON on Perihelion Day, November 28

The day of truth is fast approaching. Will Comet ISON's sungrazing ways spark it to brilliance or break it to…

11 years ago

Say Goodbye to Comet ISON (for now): Timelapse and Image Gallery

Comet ISON is heading towards its inexorable close pass of the Sun, which will occur on November 28, 2013. And…

11 years ago

Watch Live Webcast: Countdown to Comet ISON

We're all watching what's happening with Comet ISON, and today, November 21, 2013 Astronomy Magazine and Discover Magazine are hosting…

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

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

Weekly Space Hangout – October 25, 2013: Preventing Asteroids, More Comets, Worldview Balloon

So much space news, so little time. We had a great Weekly Space Hangout with several of our familiar space…

11 years ago

Why Is Comet ISON Green?

Undoubtedly, you’ve been seeing the recent images of Comet ISON now that it is approaching its close encounter with the…

11 years ago