Comet Hartley 2 Update
NASA’s Deep Impact (EPOXI) probe is closing in on Comet Hartley 2 for a daring flyby today (Nov. 4th). The small but active comet is full…
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Cometary Poison Gas Geyser Suggests Surprises to Come
As NASA’s Deep Impact (EPOXI) probe approaches Comet Hartley 2 for a close encounter on Nov. 4th, mission scientists are certain of only one thing: “We’re…
Read the guide →Asteroid 2003 UV11 Flyby
Asteroid 2003 UV11 will fly past Earth on Oct. 29th and 30th (2010) at a distance of only 1.2 million miles. Its minimum (closest) approach to…
Read the guide →Dead Spacecraft Not So Dead After All
A pair of NASA spacecraft that were supposed to be dead a year ago are instead flying to the Moon for a breakthrough mission in lunar…
Read the guide →Seeing Comet 103P/Hartley 2 at Its Best
For backyard stargazers, the next few nights are the best time to see green Comet 103P/Hartley 2 as it approaches Earth for an 11-million-mile close encounter…
Read the guide →Asteroid 2010 TD54 Flyby
[Update: October 13: Asteroid 2010 TD54 flew within the orbit of the moon on Oct. 11 while astronomers watched to see if the encounter caused any…
Read the guide →It’s Something of a Surprise: Solar Storms Can Change Direction!
Solar storms don’t always travel in a straight line. But once they start heading in our direction, they can accelerate rapidly, gathering steam for a harder…
Read the guide →Amateur Astronomers Are the First to Detect Objects Impacting Jupiter
Amateur astronomers using backyard telescopes were the first to detect two small objects that burned up in Jupiter’s atmosphere on June 3 and Aug. 20. Professional…
Read the guide →“Space Store” End of Summer Clearance Event
The Space Store is the #1 online NASA and space souvenir retailer in the world. With a wide selection of products ranging from party supplies and…
Read the guide →Eruption on the Sun Sends CME Toward Earth (Aurora Alert)
During the early hours of August 1st, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory recorded a complex global disturbance on the Earth-facing side of the sun. Most of the…
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