- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 21st, 2009
Last Earth Flyby for Rosetta
The comet chaser will journey to the outer solar system
- History
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 13th, 2009
No Comet in North America's Past
New study casts doubts on existing theories
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 16th, 2009
Comet Explosion Generates Numerous Mini-Comets
Scientists observe their paths
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 14th, 2009
Jupiter Made Comet an Artificial Moon for 12 Years
It happened in the mid-20th century
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- August 18th, 2009
Comet Reveals Life Precursor Chemical
The find adds substance to some theories on the origin of life
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- August 5th, 2009
Weird Comet/Asteroid Has a Class of Its Own
It behaves like both types of celestial bodies
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- August 1st, 2009
Comets Carry Liquid Water When They Form
For the first million years
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- July 31st, 2009
Venus Bright Spot Puzzles Astronomers
It occurred days after the Jupiter impact
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- July 31st, 2009
We Have Nothing to Fear from Inner Oort Cloud Comets
The risk of them hitting us is minimal
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- July 28th, 2009
Experts Question Earth's Safety in the Solar System
Concerns have been raised by the recent Jupiter impact
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- July 25th, 2009
Hubble Images Jupiter Impact Event
It used its new cameras for the job
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- July 22nd, 2009
Diamonds Reveal Clues of Comet Impact in the US
The event occurred 12,900 years ago
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- May 15th, 2009
Stars Create Frozen Comet Particles
Some elements need high temperatures to form
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- April 29th, 2009
Comets May Have Brought 'Life Chemicals' on Earth
Hypotheses on how this happened differ
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 18th, 2009
Asteroids Are Not Enough for Extinction Events
Unless they break the planet to smithereens
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 30th, 2009
Next Month's Comet Visible with the Naked Eye
Comet C/2007 N3 (Luluin) never visited our solar system before
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