Newly discovered comet is lighting up Earth’s sky
Neowise swept within Mercury’s orbit a week ago and now is headed our way, with closest approach in two weeks.
Decades since the last great comet show, a promising candidate breaks down
The comet, known as C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS), has shown signs of falling apart, and is no longer expected to treat stargazers in the Northern Hemisphere to a spectacular show.
You may not even need a telescope this weekend to see this comet
Comet 46P/Wirtanen is expected to make an appearance Dec. 14 to 19 that may well be visible even to the naked eye. Photo by Suchart Kuathan/via Getty Images…
Rosetta spacecraft expected to ride comet into the sunset
The European Space Agency might land the Rosetta spacecraft on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
On Saturday, Philae, the European Space Agency's comet lander, communicated with its team on Earth for the first time since going into hibernation in November of last year.
The European Space Agency released the first images of Philae's bumpy landing today. Orbiting spacecraft Rosetta captured the lander drifting across the surface of Comet 67P for half an hour until its first bounce landing.
The European Space Agency captured the “song” of the comet that was soaring through space at 36,000 mph. ESA detected the sound using several instruments aboard the Rosetta spacecraft, which was speeding alongside the comet.
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