Comets
How the Space Shuttle Killed an American Halley’s Comet Mission
NASA missed the chance to visit Halley's Comet in 1986 when the famed sentinel swung close to Earth, as it…
Astrophotos: Comet PANSTARRS Meets the Crescent Moon
Astrophotographers were out in force last night to try and capture Comet PANSTARRS (C/2011 L4 PANSTARRS) as it posed next…
Comet PANSTARRS Stars in a New Timelapse Movie
NASA scientist Fred Espenak captured this wonderful timelapse video of Comet PANSTARRS as it set over the Dos Cabezas Mountains…
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,…
Astrophoto: A Night of Two Comets
While those of us in the northern hemisphere are impatiently waiting to see Comet PANSTARRS (tonight, March 7 it should…
Update on the Comet that Might Hit Mars
The latest trajectory of comet 2013 A1 (Siding Spring) generated by the Near-Earth Object Program Office at the Jet Propulsion…
Comet PANSTARRS Crosses Paths With Zodiacal Light
With the much-anticipated PANSTARRS comet emerging into the evening sky this week, we might keep our eyes open to another…
Is a Comet on a Collision Course with Mars?
There is an outside chance that a newly discovered comet might be on a collision course with Mars. Astronomers are…
Infographic: What’s the Difference Between a Comet, Asteroid and Meteor?
With all the various space rocks flying by and into Earth last Friday, perhaps you’ve been wondering about the correct…
Weekly Space Hangout – Sept. 27, 2012
This was an action-packed episode of the Weekly Space Hangout. Lots of stories, very little time. Super Comet or Super…