comets
That Comet We Just Landed On Smells Like Ass
Earlier today we landed a fucking spacecraft on a comet. The internet is freaking out about it, sharing dark images from outer-space. What you can't tell from the photos, however, is that the comet '67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko' smells worse than death.
'Seven Hours of Terror': Harpooning a Comet Isn't Easy, But It's About to Happen
Next Wednesday, a spacecraft will make a slow landing onto the surface of a comet for the very first time.
The Rosetta Comet Genuinely Smells Like Space Farts
67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko is easy on the eyes, but not on the nose.
New 3D Maps Show How Comets Work in Incredible Detail
This level of detail is almost unheard of when it comes to studying comets.
A Spacecraft Is About to Make the Closest Comet Rendezvous of All Time
The ESA's Rosetta mission will tell us more about comets than we ever knew before, including how they may have brought water to Earth.
There's Water on the Surface of the Largest Object in the Asteroid Belt
Thanks to Ceres, the line between comets and asteroids gets all the more blurry.
It's Time for Comet-Chasing Spacecraft Rosetta to Wake Up
You can follow the wait for Rosetta's wake-up signal via the ESA's live stream here. It's tense.
A Comet Tried to Kill Earth with the Black Death
If you've ever harbored a distrust of comets, consider yourself vindicated.
Comet ISON Has Quite Possibly Turned Into a Zombie
If it has lived on, it's definitely in a diminished state.
The Most Essential Non-Essential Furloughed Government Workers Are NASA's Asteroid Watchers
At the rate we're going, Ben fucking Affleck will save us all before Washington can say "I don't want to close my eyes".
Dormant Comets Lurking In the Asteroid Belt Are Waiting to Come Back To Life
If they can somehow get closer to the Sun, dormant comets can turn back on.