Tag: Comets

M27: The Dumbbell Nebula

Is this what will become of our Sun? Quite possibly.

Alan Hale, astronomer who jointly discovered Comet Hale...

He was the co-discoverer, with Thomas Bopp, of Comet C/1995 01, better known as ...

Comet R3 PanSTARRS over a Himalayan valley

The best way to see comet R3 PanSTARRS’s long tail is with a camera.

Hyakutake: stars through a comet's tail

Comets are cosmic icebergs. They follow very elongated orbits which carry them f...

Tails of Comet Wierzchoś

Some comets are regular guests of our solar neighbourhood; others come by only o...