Rosetta’s Philae probe is set to attempt the historic first landing on a comet on November 12. Watch live at http://rosetta.esa.int/
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Comet Siding Spring Mars encounter on October 19
Comet C/2013 A1, also known as comet Siding Spring, will graze the planet Mars on Sunday within about 139,500 km, less than half the earth-moon distance. Spacecraft orbiting around mars are getting prepped for the encounter.
Rosetta arrives at comet
Launched in 2004, the Rosetta spacecraft has finally arrived at comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. It will be the “first mission in history to rendezvous with a comet, escort it as it orbits the Sun, and deploy a lander to its surface”. Follow the event live at: More
Rosetta spacecraft 5 days from arrival at comet
As the ESA’s Rosetta spacecraft closes to within 1000 km of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, the Rosetta science team has released a new image and made the first temperature measurements of the comet’s core.
Rosetta Website – http://sci.esa.int/rosetta/
Comet Spacecraft Rosetta awakens enroute to first comet landing
Rosetta spacecraft wakes from deep space hibernation enroute to comet rendezvous.
NASA Begins Search for what is left of Comet ISON
NASA Begins search for what is left of Comet ISON, after it disintegrated during it’s close approach to the sun.
Comet ISON approaching perihelion
Comet ISON is 3 days to perihelion.
NASA Probe to Observe Double Comet Encounter
On Nov. 18-19, two comets (ISON and Encke) are going to fly by the planet Mercury in quick succession. NASA’s MESSENGER spacecraft will have a front-row seat for the rare double encounter.
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Six-tailed Comet Spotted by Hubble
The Hubble Space Telescope has spotted a strange asteroid spewing six comet-like tails of dust.
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Comet Pan-STARRS brightening
Comet Pan-STARRS, now visible in the southern hemisphere, is brightening as it approaches the sun. The comet will pass about 100 million miles from Earth in March and is expected to be visible to observers in the northern hemisphere.
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