Comets

Surprising Comet Lovejoy Now Becoming Merry and Bright

[/caption] It was almost a pre-holiday miracle that Comet Lovejoy survived its close encounter with the Sun on Dec. 15,…

13 years ago

Best Look Yet of Comet Lovejoy’s Slingshot Around the Sun

There have been some great images and video of Comet Lovejoy's close encounter with the Sun, but this video put…

13 years ago

Feisty Comet Lovejoy Survives Close Encounter with the Sun

It's the morning after for the sungrazing Comet Lovejoy, and this feisty comet has scientists shaking their heads in disbelief.…

13 years ago

Watch as Comet Lovejoy Takes a Death-Dive Into the Sun

A comet discovered on Dec. 2, 2011 is now on a near collision course with the Sun, and likely won’t…

13 years ago

Latest Images of Comet Elenin: Not Much to See

[/caption] A series of images of Comet Elenin taken on October 21, 2011 might show an “extremely faint and diffuse…

13 years ago

Evidence of a Late Heavy Bombardment Occuring in Another Solar System

[/caption] Planetary scientists have not been able to agree that a turbulent period in our solar system’s history called the…

13 years ago

Where’s My Doomsday? Remnants of Comet Elenin Pass by Earth Without Incident

[/caption] If you were waiting for Comet Elenin to wreak havoc on Earth so that you didn’t have to pay…

13 years ago

Was the “First Photographed UFO” a Comet?

[/caption] On August 12th, 1883, Mexican astronomer José Bonilla was preparing to study the Sun at the recently opened Zacatecas…

13 years ago

Best Evidence Yet That Comets Delivered Water for Earth’s Oceans

[/caption] The idea isn’t new that Earth’s oceans originated from comets bombarding our planet back in its early days. But…

13 years ago

Puzzling Comet Composition Solved?

For years comets have mystified scientists with their compositions that appear to have formed in both warm and cold environments,…

13 years ago