Comet 96P/Machholz Visible in SOHO Images

Updated (at 3 pm Tucson time on July 17). Every ~5.3 years, comet 96P/Machholz makes a close and personal swing … More

A Better View of the Hayabusa Re-entry

The video below is from a Japanese NHK TV crew. IMHO it is better than the video NASA released. Enjoy!

The sample return capsule of the Hayabusa spacecraft has successfully returned to Earth. The video below was taken by a … More

At 1400 hours UT on Sunday June 13 a brilliant fireball will appear over Australia. Unlike most fireballs this one … More

This feature highlights a number of meteor showers, comets and asteroids which are visible during the month of June 2010. … More

Observers from South Africa to Europe witnessed a unique space event last Sunday evening. What appeared to be 1 or … More

After a few days of clouds, the sky was once again clear over southern AZ. Still, rates are probably lower … More

A few reports have been received of a mysterious “comet”-like cloud visible over the Middle Atlantic and New England states … More

Head up for those of you in Arizona. If you were outside until ~7 pm this evening you might have … More

I received a number of reports of 2 bright objects flying over Canada and the northern United States. All of … More