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- NASA picks two finalists for exciting new robotic mission Sat, 23 Dec 17, 12:14amNASA is planning a robotic mission for the mid-2020s, and they've chosen two finalists for a possible destination. One option could snag a sample from a comet nucleus, which could help us understand the origins of life and...
- Scientists might have spotted the first object from outside our solar system Fri, 27 Oct 17, 4:20amUntil recently, every asteroid and comet that zipped by Earth came from within our solar system - but scientists believe they may have just observed an object with a trajectory not tied to our Sun...
- Astronomers observe an object in space unlike anything they've seen before Fri, 22 Sep 17, 11:47pmAstronomers recently observed a type of object in space unlike anything we've come across before. 288P is a binary asteroid - or two asteroids orbiting one other - that has features similar to a comet, like a long tail and...
- Were comets the source of Earth’s water? Rosetta spacecraft says “no” Fri, 12 Dec 14, 6:30amThe Rosetta spacecraft is currently orbiting and exploring comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko—a large mass of rock and ice that it landed the Philae probe on in November—and its newest discovery might give us startling insight...
- From AGU: comet ISON’s struggle of Fire and Ice Fri, 13 Dec 13, 8:00amSan Francisco – After a year of observations, scientists waited with bated breath on Nov. 28, 2013, as Comet ISON made its closest approach to the sun, known as perihelion. Would the comet disintegrate in the fierce...
- Comet ISON appears to be toast – goes “poof” in video, then comes back to life Fri, 29 Nov 13, 7:20amNote: See updates below for the ISON ISOFF ISON nature of this comet that has everybody guessing. Picture at right also updated to reflect the new “zombie” status of this comet. Looks like ISON has disintegrated...
- Comet ISON appears to be toast – goes “poof” in video Fri, 29 Nov 13, 7:20amLooks like ISON has disintegrated during its turn around the sun. Given the radiation (estimated temperature 5,000F/2,760C – hot enough to vaporize rock), solar wind, and the tidal-forces (smallish, thanks Gavin) associated...
- Spectacular video: Comet ISON imaged from a Langrange point in space Wed, 27 Nov 13, 9:32amNASA’s Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory, or STEREO, is monitoring Comet ISON as it approaches the sun. NASA’s twin Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO) spacecraft are parked in Langrange zones,...
- Comet Lovejoy survives a brush with Sol Sat, 17 Dec 11, 3:29pmFrom Physorg.com Comet Lovejoy was only discovered a couple of weeks ago. It was supposed to melt as it came so close to the sun that the temperatures would hit several million degrees. But astronomers watching live with...
- Roll to observe Elenin – STEREO BEHIND looks at a hot topic Mon, 1 Aug 11, 2:44pmStory submitted by Robert Bateman In just a few hours from now, NASA rolls the STEREO BEHIND solar satellite to have a look at Comet Elenin (P/2010 X1), and if you haven’t been paying attention, it is one red hot …...
- Sudden Clovis climate death by comet – “bogus” Wed, 18 May 11, 4:45amBishop Hill alerts us to this news item in Miller-McCune, a policy and research website. It seems the scientific claims can’t be replicated by others…but wait for the kicker. OK, having read that primer, it looks...
- Beauty Parlor Hairdryer Transformed Into Phone Booth Sat, 10 Apr 10, 1:15amA group of Danish students have created a super cute phone booth from an old beauty parlor hair dryer. Who knew lookin’ like a grandma could be so cool? The design is genius and seamlessly uses one device’s form...