... For a meteor shower to occur on Earth, two things must happen: A comet s orbit must pass very close to Earth s orbit, and dust released from the comet must be near the intersection of these orbits at the same time as Earth. ...
... An artificial comet holds secrets to Earths life . Young super-Jupiter found wandering without a parent . ... Shop . Home . / . Magazine . / . Watch comets in action . FROM THE October 2011 ISSUE . ...
... It s been an exciting year with Comet PANSTARRS (C/2011 L4) reaching magnitude 1 in March and Comet ISON (C/2012 S1) having just passed perihelion (its closest approach to the Sun) November 28. ...
... Paolo Candy . Since 2001, observers have witnessed only one Great Comet : Comet McNaught (C/2006 P1), which peaked at magnitude 5.5 in early 2007. ...
... An artificial comet holds secrets to Earths life . Young super-Jupiter found wandering without a parent . ... Home . / . Magazine . / . Ask Astro . / . Could we detect a comet or asteroid hitting the Sun? . FROM THE December 2012 ISSUE . ...
... In Gary Kronk s story Comets: From superstition to science, you read about comets past and about the fictions and misinformation that surrounded these formerly mysterious celestial bodies. ...
... Iт??ve heard that most of Earthт??s water came from comets, but where did all the water in those comets come from? . FROM THE January 2013 ISSUE . ...