From Comet NEOWISE to Comet Interceptor [Video]
Discovered in March 2020, Comet NEOWISE became visible to the naked eye in July, gifting observers in the northern hemisphere with one of the most…
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Comet NEOWISE Streaks Across the Sky Above Lone Pine Lake in Stunning NASA Image
Faintly in the distance, Comet C/2020 F3 NEOWISE (Comet NEOWISE) streaked across the sky above the tree line of Lone Pine Lake, located on the…
Stunning Photo Captures International Space Station Above Comet NEOWISE
The International Space Station, with a crew of five onboard, is seen in this 10 second exposure above comet NEOWISE, Saturday, July 18, 2020 from…
Comet NEOWISE Brightens the Night in Stunning Space Station Video
Look up toward the stars this month, and you just might spot the brightest comet to grace Northern Hemisphere skies in decades. In July 2020,…
Stunning View of Comet NEOWISE Over Madrid As Space Station Streaks Past
Skygazers across the Northern Hemisphere are being treated to stunning views of comet NEOWISE as it streaks past Earth. Amateur astrophotographer Javier Manteca got a…
How to Best See Comet NEOWISE – Before It’s Gone for Another 6,800 Years
Observers in the Northern Hemisphere are hoping to catch a glimpse of Comet NEOWISE as it zips through the inner solar system before it speeds…
Want the Best View of Comet NEOWISE? NASA Experts Discuss and Answer Public Questions
As Comet NEOWISE begins to dazzle the evening skies, the public and media can pose their astronomy questions to a panel of experts from NASA,…
Unmatched View: Newly-Discovered Comet NEOWISE Spied by NASA’s Parker Solar Probe
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe was at the right place at the right time to capture a unique view of comet NEOWISE on July 5, 2020….
Comet NEOWISE Sizzles As It Slides by the Sun – A Treat for Observers on Earth and in Space
Catch the comet in the morning sky until July 11, after which you can find it just after sunset until mid-August. A comet visiting from…
Comet NEOWISE Has Suddenly Become Visible to the Unaided Eye
A comet has suddenly become visible to the unaided eye. Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) was discovered in late March and brightened as it reached its…
U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s Large Angle Spectrometric Coronagraph Discovers 4000th Comet
The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s Large Angle Spectrometric Coronagraph (LASCO) instrument identified the 4000th comet discovered by the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO), a joint…
Citizen Scientist Spots Never-Before-Seen Comet – The 4,000th Comet Discovery Using Solar and Heliospheric Observatory
On June 15, 2020, a citizen scientist spotted a never-before-seen comet in data from the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory, or SOHO — the 4,000th comet…
NASA’s Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory Watches Comet ATLAS As Solar Orbiter Crosses Its Tail
NASA’s Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory, or STEREO-A spacecraft, captured these images of comet ATLAS as it swooped by the Sun from May 25 – June…
Bombardment by Asteroids and Comets in Another Planetary System Predicted by Astronomers
The planetary system around star HR8799 is remarkably similar to our Solar System. A research team led by astronomers from the University of Groningen and…
ESA/NASA SOHO Spacecraft Has Discovered Thousands of Comets – What Makes It So Good at It?
The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory, a joint mission between the European Space Agency and NASA, was not designed to find comets — its original goal…
New Comet SWAN Discovered by Solar Observatory Is Visible From Earth Without a Telescope
In late May and early June, Earthlings may be able to glimpse Comet SWAN. The comet is currently faintly visible to the unaided eye in…
Spectacular Disintegration of Comet ATLAS Captured by Hubble Space Telescope
The comet was first discovered in December 2019 by the ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System) robotic astronomical survey system in Hawaiʻi, USA. It brightened…
Hubble Watches Comet ATLAS Disintegrate – Identified Months Ago by Planetary Defense System
These two Hubble Space Telescope images of comet C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS), taken on April 20 and 23, 2020, provide the sharpest views yet of the…