comets
Rosetta Gets the Go-Ahead to Chase Its Comet for 9 Months Longer
The European Space Agency will now fund the Rosetta mission through to September 2016.
Millions of New Photos From NASA's Asteroid-Hunting Telescope Are Now Online
The NEOWISE telescope took millions of infrared images of near-earth comets and asteroids last year.
Still No Response From the Lost Comet Lander
Attempts to communicate with the hibernating Philae lander haven’t worked yet.
Rosetta Orbiter to Comet 67P: Be My Valentine?
The Rosetta spacecraft will get the closest it’s been to its comet on Valentine’s Day. Aww.
NASA Wants to Tether Spacecraft to Comets to Hitch ‘Free Rides’ to Deep Space
The development would halve the amount of time it'd take to get to Pluto.
Everything We've Discovered So Far About the Rosetta Comet
The Rosetta orbiter has produced seven papers worth of exciting new research, with more on the way.
Meet the Amateur Comet Hunter Who Out-Gazes the Big Telescopes
Terry Lovejoy has discovered five comets from his home since 2007—something that's become harder and harder for humans to do.
Earth’s Water Probably Came from Asteroids, Not Comets
Rosetta found that the water composition on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko wasn’t a close match to Earth’s.
Comet Conspiracy! Here's Why We Haven't Seen Colour Photos of 67P
An apparent "colour" photo of Rosetta's target comet has made the rounds online, but why is it so brown?