MicroObservatory Images Comet ISON
Hopes are high for Comet ISON, which has the potential to become the most spectacular comet seen in years. ISON is speeding through the inner solar…
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Comet ISON Update
Just a couple of days ago, Comet ISON was ten times brighter than it was on Nov. 13-14 when an unexpected outburst propelled the sundiver into…
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Two Comets Will Fly by Mercury in the Next Two Days
What are the odds? On Nov. 18th and 19th not one but two comets will fly by the planet Mercury. “This is a unique coincidence,” says…
Read the articleComet ISON Is Now a Binocular Object
Comet ISON is brightening as it approaches the sun. Multiple observers now report that it is a binocular object. “I finally saw Comet ISON for the…
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Comet ISON Could Still Put on a Show
Observations indicate that the sudden exposure to strong sunlight when the currently dark side of the comet gets closer to the Sun could trigger huge outbursts.…
Read the articleComet ISON May Be Comet of the Year, Not the Century
The countdown clock is ticking to comet ISON’s hair-raising passage around the sun on Nov. 28, as it grazes the sun at a distance of only…
Read the articleComet ISON Seen by Amateur Astronomers
A useful point of comparison is Comet Lovejoy, which put on a grand show after it brushed the sun in 2011. People in the southern hemisphere…
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ESA’s space missions are getting ready to observe an icy visitor to the inner Solar System: Comet ISON, which might also be visible in the night…
Read the articleViolent Impacts Take Building Blocks of Life in Comets to Next Level
Comets and other icy celestial bodies have some basic building blocks for life, but it takes violent impacts to take them to the next level, according…
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Comet ISON Is Paying a Visit to the Red Planet
Around the world, astronomers are buzzing with anticipation over the approach of Comet ISON. On Thanksgiving Day 2013, the icy visitor from the outer solar system…
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