Comet ISON — the rapidly approaching ‘comet of the century’, as some have dubbed it — is the subject of a spectacular newly released image. In the image, the the icy comet is seen against a stellar backdrop which includes a number of stars and galaxies. The image, which was taken by the Hubble Space
Comet ISON, also known as C/2012 S1, has been captured in recent images taken by the Gemini Observatory. This series of images depicts the brightening of the comet of the period of the past couple of months, as it continues racing towards the inner solar system. Comet ISON is predicted to likely put on quite
Comet ISON, the potential “comet of the century”, was recently photographed by NASA’s famous Hubble Space Telescope. The image, taken on April 10, depicts the bright comet making its way into the solar system. At the time, Comet ISON was about the distance from the Sun that Jupiter orbits at, 386 million miles. While that
NASA’s Swift Telescope has now set its sights on comet C/2012 S1 (ISON), also known as Comet ISON, and is providing preliminary data on the comet, helping to improve estimates on its future brightness, and other things. Comet ISON has been predicted to possible become “the comet of the century” when it nears the Sun
Comet ISON, predicted to be brighter than a full-moon, and Comet PANSTARRS should combine to make 2013 the best year for observing comets in a very long time, maybe even a century or more. In addition to the comets, 2013 is also expected to be a fantastic year for watching meteor showers. Comet ISON is
