EPOXI Visits Hartley 2

This morning EPOXI, the spacecraft formerly known as Deep Impact, flew within 435 miles (700 km) of the nucleus of … More

Comet News: A New Bright Comet and Rendezvous with Hartley 2

Comet 103P/Hartley and EPOXI We are only hours away from the EPOXI spacecraft’s (the spacecraft formerly known as Deep Impact) … More

Just a quick update on the status of Comet 103P/Hartley 2. This is the 3rd update on 103P (1st update … More

2010 TW54 is the first of 4 small asteroids to buzz the Earth in the past week. I should rephrase … More

Comet Hartley 2 has now reached naked eye brightness for those lucky enough to observe from a dark site. For … More

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

Since my last ‘Recent Discoveries’ posting (on Oct 1) 18 new NEAs have been announced. These objects were discovered by … More

With the start of the current lunation, the surveys kicked into high gear. Recent discoveries include: 2010 OC127 – This … More

The upcoming close approach of Comet Hartley 2 should be the cometary event of the year. If the comet behaves … More

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