comet

Mysterious comet spotted a decade ago revealed to be two ‘dancing asteroids’ circling each other 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 23, 2017
New Hubble images have now revealed the object is actually two asteroids.

By David Aragorn
Hubble Witnesses Massive Comet-Like Object Pollute Atmosphere of a White Dwarf 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- March 17, 2017
For the first time, scientists using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have witnessed a massive object with the makeup of a comet being ripped apart and scattered in the atmosphere of a white dwarf, the burned-out remains of a compact star.

By David Aragorn
GREEN COMET APPROACHES EARTH 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- February 8, 2017
A small comet named “45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova” (45P for short) is approaching Earth. At closest approach on Feb. 11th, the comet will be 7.4 million miles from our planet, visible in binoculars and small telescopes.

By David Aragorn
New Year’s Comet To Be Visible From Northern Hemisphere With Binoculars Or Telescopes 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- December 30, 2016
NASA is reporting that on New Year’s Eve, comet 45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova is going to be visible from locations in the Northern Hemisphere, including New York City and London.

By David Aragorn
Rosetta’s last words—science descending to a comet 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- December 17, 2016
ESA’s Rosetta completed its incredible mission on 30 September, collecting unprecedented images and data right until the moment of contact with the comet’s surface.

By David Aragorn
Icy surprises at Rosetta’s comet 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 19, 2016
As Rosetta’s comet approached its most active period last year, the spacecraft spotted carbon dioxide ice – never before seen on a comet – followed by the emergence of two unusually large patches of water ice.

By David Aragorn
Comet 67P cracking under pressure 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- October 21, 2016
Spinning space motion could cause neck to snap.

By David Aragorn
Rosetta’s Comet Is Even Weirder Than We Thought 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 2, 2016
Scientists finally have a theory as to why comet 67P—also known as Rosetta’s comet—has two distinct lobes.

By David Aragorn
Hubble Catches Views of a Jet Rotating with Comet 252P/LINEAR 0
- Featured Videos, Space
- May 12, 2016
This sequence of images taken by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope shows Comet 252P/LINEAR as it passed by Earth. The visit was one of the closest encounters between a comet and our planet.

By David Aragorn
Comets ISON & PanSTARRS: Comets in the “X”-Treme 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- April 19, 2016
NASA takes X-rays of two ‘life beginning’ comets

By David Aragorn