Six-tailed Comet Spotted by Hubble

November 7, 2013May 15, 2014 by webadmin

The Hubble Space Telescope has spotted a strange asteroid spewing six comet-like tails of dust.
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Comet Pan-STARRS brightening

February 28, 2013May 15, 2014 by webadmin

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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Comet Lovejoy astounds scientists

December 16, 2011May 15, 2014 by webadmin

Sungrazing comet Lovejoy, expected to vaporize with its encounter with the Sun, astounds scientists when it re-emerges from the other side.

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Comet water found to be similar to that in earth’s oceans

October 6, 2011May 15, 2014 by webadmin

The water in a comet called 103P/Hartley 2 is chemically very similar to water on Earth, researchers find. more | journal article

NASA Spacecraft Closes in on Comet Tempel 1

February 9, 2011May 15, 2014 by webadmin

Stardust-NExT is closing in for a second look of the comet on Feb. 14, 2011.

NASA Spacecraft Hurtles Toward Comet

September 15, 2010May 15, 2014 by webadmin

NASA’s Deep Impact/EPOXI spacecraft is hurtling toward Comet Hartley 2 for a breathtaking 435-mile flyby on Nov. 4th. Mission scientists say all systems are go for a close encounter with one of the smallest yet most active comets they’ve seen.