Comets
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We're Living in a Space Cloud
Posted by Irene Klotz Wed Feb 1, 2012 02:14 PM ET | 0
Our solar system is traveling slowly through an interstellar cloud of gases. Read more
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'Thar She Blows!' NASA Designing a Comet Harpoon
Posted by Jennifer Ouellette Tue Jan 17, 2012 03:27 PM ET | 0
A giant harpoon is being developed to be deployed from a hovering spacecraft and take a sample from a moving comet. Read more
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Not All Meteors the Same
Posted Mon Jan 9, 2012 07:14 AM ET | 0
Different meteor types hit the Earth in different ways, creating flashes across the night sky or raining gently to the ground. Read more
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Wide Angle: Will the World End in 2012?
Posted Tue Jan 3, 2012 05:49 PM ET
The short answer: No. The long answer: A few doomsayers would have us believe doomsday is upon us. However, there is absolutely zero evidence to support their extraordinary claims. Read more
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Look Up! The Quadrantids Are Coming!
Posted by Ian O'Neill Tue Jan 3, 2012 01:11 PM ET | 0
In the early hours of Wednesday morning, the upper atmosphere will be peppered by the grainy remnants of an ancient icy body, heralding the first meteor shower of 2012. Read more
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Comet Lovejoy to 'Play Chicken' With the Sun
Posted by Ian O'Neill Thu Dec 15, 2011 06:00 AM ET | 0
With an obvious death wish, Comet Lovejoy is on a rather unfortunate voyage; it's falling toward the sun. Read more
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Comet Hunter David Levy's Logbooks Now Online
Posted by Jennifer Ouellette Sat Dec 3, 2011 04:04 PM ET | 0
Digitized notes taken by the co-discoverer of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 can now be viewed online, as can countless other astronomical history delights. Read more
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Was Christmas Flash a Neutron Star-Comet Clash?
Posted Wed Nov 30, 2011 02:24 PM ET | 0
The "gamma-ray burst" seen on Christmas Day last year may have actually been a comet being eaten by a distant neutron star. Read more
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Asteroid Fingered For Dino Era Boom - Not Just Bust
Posted by Tim Wall Thu Nov 17, 2011 10:30 AM ET | 0
An asteroid impact crater in France is getting the honor of giving the “terrible lizards” their chance to take over the Triassic. Read more
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Can Mars Rover Beam Those Samples Over?
Posted by Irene Klotz Fri Nov 4, 2011 03:14 PM ET | 0
NASA is working to make the tractor beam, "Death Star" not included, a reality. Read more
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Look Up! The Orionids Are Peaking!
Posted by Mark Thompson Fri Oct 21, 2011 12:10 PM ET | 0
The dusty debris from the tail of Halley's Comet will rain down on the Earth's atmosphere, producing around 30 meteors per hour. Read more
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Comet Armageddon Detected in Nearby Star System
Posted by Ian O'Neill Wed Oct 19, 2011 04:05 PM ET | 0
Through its infrared eye, Spitzer has detected the dusty remains of comet impacts around the star Eta Corvi -- reminding us what it must have been like during the early evolution of our own solar system. Read more
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Strangers in the Night: Comet and Nebula: Big Pic
Posted Thu Oct 13, 2011 03:09 PM ET | 0
In Oct. 2010, Comet Hartley 2 put on a spectacular show for astronomers. British astronomer Nick Howes captured the event right alongside another celestial beauty. Read more
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Near-Earth Asteroid Discovered via Crowdsourcing
Posted by Ian O'Neill Wed Oct 12, 2011 04:05 PM ET | 0
The ESA's Space Situational Awareness (SSA) program has scored it's first near-Earth hit: an asteroid called 2011 SF108. Read more
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Look Up! The Draconids Are Coming!
Posted by Mark Thompson Fri Oct 7, 2011 03:43 PM ET | 0
This weekend, a spectacular meteor shower may dazzle, but as astronomer Mark Thompson reports, never bet on the Draconids. Read more
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