Scientists and Politicans Discuss the Threat of Near-Earth Objects
This article is about NEOs- Near Earth Objects- and possible steps that could be taken to deflect one of these objects if it should appear in danger of colliding with…
Rosetta Probe Has Encounters With Two Asteroids, Then Moves on to a Comet Rendezvous
This is the third in our three-part series about the recent successes of the European Space Agency in the exploration of the solar system. In the last two articles, we…
Solar System Exploration to Continue
Exploration of our solar system has been ongoing since the first Sputnik Earth orbiter in 1957 and in the 50 years since this a number of missions have been launched…
Spacecraft HAYABUSA: JAXA's Probe Is Still on Course
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s HAYABUSA asteroid explorer (pre-launch mission name: MUSES-C) represents a scientific triumph for a nation that is rapidly becoming a major player in the field of…
Dawn Probe Approaches the Asteroid Belt
NASA’s Dawn mission is en route to the asteroids Vesta and Ceres, the most massive of the protoplanets. It will go into orbit around Vesta first, gathering data on that…
Asteroid Passes Close to Earth
Most people will be aware that there are numerous objects hurtling through our universe and that from time to time many of these come into the vicinity of planet Earth.…
The Annual Winter Meteor Shower: Geminids
Every winter around the middle of December one of the most spectacular meteor showers of the year occurs like clockwork. It is known as the Geminids meteor shower and it…
A Brief History of Astronomy
Astronomy (from Greek, ‘laws governing the stars’) is an incredibly fascinating science, and arguably the first true form of science that mankind has even known, since it started several thousands…
October 2008 Newsletter
Greetings! We would like to thank you for your participation in the 2012-Comet.com newsletter! This month we would like to address two common email messages that we receive from time…
Asteroid 2009 DD45
Well, we think maybe a few people have heard about the asteroid that barely missed us on Monday (3/2/09). It was reported that an amateur astronomer found the asteroid which…
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