- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 25th, 2015
Scientists Find Alcohol Pouring Out of Comet Lovejoy
Lovejoy is the first comet found to release ethyl alcohol
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 20th, 2015
Orionid Meteor Shower Will Peak This Coming Wednesday Night
The meteors will be at their brightest just before sunrise
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 8th, 2015
Draconid Meteor Shower Will Peak This Thursday and Friday
NASA expects around 10 or maybe 20 meteors per hour
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 22nd, 2015
Cosmic Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: Faraway Comet 67P/C-G Seen Morphing
The comet has recently made its closest approach to the Sun
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 15th, 2015
What Philae Saw When It Landed on Its Target Comet - Video
ESA footage recreates the historic landing
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 4th, 2015
Watch: Hedgehog Robot Would Be Perfect for Exploring Comets
The robot would do a great job on asteroids as well
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 3rd, 2015
NASA's Proposed Comet Hitchhiker Would Tour the Solar System
The probe would explore the asteroid belt or the Kuiper Belt
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 20th, 2015
NASA: No, There Is No Asteroid on Collision Course with Earth
Agency refutes claims an asteroid will hit us in September
- Physics / Chemistry
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 19th, 2015
Researchers: It Was Probably Comets That Seeded Our Planet with Life
Comet impacts might have given rise to life as we know it
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 13th, 2015
Comet 67P/C-G Swoops Past the Sun, Rosetta Witnesses the Flyby
The comet made its closest approach to the Sun at 02:03 GMT
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 12th, 2015
Rosetta, Philae and Comet 67P/C-G Will Soon Buzz by the Sun
The trio will fly by the Sun this coming Thursday
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 12th, 2015
Reminder: The Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight
Dozens of meteors will streak across the night sky
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 8th, 2015
New Moon Means the Perseids Will Shine Even Brighter This Year
The meteor shower will peak in just a few days
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 3rd, 2015
Perseid Meteor Shower Will Peak Just Days from Now
The shower began in late July, will end in late August
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 31st, 2015
Philae Zooms In on Building Blocks of Life on Comet 67P/C-G
The probe landed on its target comet in last year's November
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 27th, 2015
Rosetta Sees Massive Boulders and Debris on Comet 67P/C-G
The image focuses on the comet's Imhotep region
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 6th, 2015
Scientists: Comet 67P/C-G Likely Hides Alien Life
Alien organisms would explain the comet's odd appearance