• Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 4th, 2014
New Software Could Reveal Comets in Spitzer's Massive Database

New Software Could Reveal Comets in Spitzer's Massive Database

The telescope has been observing the night sky for more than a decade

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 31st, 2014
Rosetta Sees Its Cometary Target for the First Time

Rosetta Sees Its Cometary Target for the First Time

The two are scheduled to rendezvous sometime this August

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 31st, 2014
Hubble Sees Mars-Bound Comet

Hubble Sees Mars-Bound Comet

The object will fly by the Red Planet in mid-autumn

Rosetta Recommissioning Its Instruments Ahead of Comet Rendezvous

Rosetta Recommissioning Its Instruments Ahead of Comet Rendezvous

The process has been going on for two weeks and remains on schedule

Rosetta's Target Finally Emerges from Behind the Sun

Rosetta's Target Finally Emerges from Behind the Sun

The probe will reach the comet within three months

Rosetta's Selfie at Mars – Space Photo

Rosetta's Selfie at Mars – Space Photo

The European spacecraft slung past the Red Planet in 2007

New Comet Found Deep in the Solar System

New Comet Found Deep in the Solar System

European astronomers identified the object in early February

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 12th, 2014
Space Material Contributed to the Emergence of Life on Earth

Space Material Contributed to the Emergence of Life on Earth

More evidences to support this hypothesis released in new study

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 29th, 2014
Comet to Flyby Close to Mars This Spring

Comet to Flyby Close to Mars This Spring

Spacecraft on and around the planet will monitor the event

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 21st, 2014
Rosetta Spacecraft Wakes Up from 31-Month Slumber

Rosetta Spacecraft Wakes Up from 31-Month Slumber

ESA officials can finally breathe a sigh of relief

Rosetta Probe to Wake Up on January 20, 2014

Rosetta Probe to Wake Up on January 20, 2014

The spacecraft is heading out into the solar system to meet a comet

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 10th, 2013
Time Has Come for the Rosetta Spacecraft to Wake Up

Time Has Come for the Rosetta Spacecraft to Wake Up

The probe will reach its target next year, mission controllers say

Fate of Comet ISON's Core Remains Unresolved – Video

Fate of Comet ISON's Core Remains Unresolved – Video

NASA scientists are trying to determine what happened to it

Comet ISON Is Dead, NASA Confirms – Video

Comet ISON Is Dead, NASA Confirms – Video

Hopes were high that it may have endured, but this was not the case

ISON Turns Into a Zombie Comet

ISON Turns Into a Zombie Comet

The space boulder was almost entirely destroyed at perihelion

How the Sun Destroys Comets from Within

How the Sun Destroys Comets from Within

Astronomers are anticipating such an event tomorrow

Comet ISON as Seen by a Robotic Observatory

Comet ISON as Seen by a Robotic Observatory

The space boulder is currently on its way to meet with the Sun later this month

 
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