NASA Researchers discover glycine in comet
Researches confirm presence of amino acid returned from dust collected from Comet Wild 2 with the Stardust spacecraft. More
Comet Lulin brightens to naked-eye visibility
The comet makes its closest approach to Earth (0.41 AU) on Feb. 24, 2009 More
Exploding comet astounds astronomers
Comet Holmes, a dim comet visible only in telescopes, unexpectedly brightened in the past couple of weeks and is now visible to the naked eye.More
Brightest comet in 40 years
Comet McNaught, discovered last year, is continuing to brighten and is now visible to viewers in the southen hemisphere.
Mini-Comets Flies past Earth
A cometary “string-of-pearls” flew past Earth in May 2006 giving astronomers a fantastic view of a dying comet. NASA news
Stardust Samples Show Evidence of Fire, Ice
Scientists find presence of minerals that formed in high temperatures in the comet dust returned by NASA’s Stardust mission. The presence of Olivine suggests that the material may have been formed near the center of the solar system, instead of outside the solar system, as previously believed. NASA’S Stardust Mission
NASA’s Stardust Mission Returns to Earth
After seven years in space, NASA’s Stardust sample return mission returned safely to Earth when the capsule carrying cometary and interstellar particles successfully touched down at 5:10 a.m. Eastern time (3:10 a.m. Mountain time) in the desert salt flats of the U.S. Air Force Utah Test and Training Range.