Comets
Make a Comet on a Stick
Submitted by NSOJenny on Mon, 30/01/2023 - 11:10Maria Mitchell
What are Asteroids and Comets?
Submitted by admindev on Tue, 29/03/2022 - 08:49Gerard Kuiper
Credit: NASA
Occupation: Astronomer & Planetary Scientist
Year born: 1905
Research Areas: Atmospheres and Moons
Edmond Halley
Credit: R Phillips
Occupation: Astronomer and Mathematician
Year born: 1656
Research Areas: Comets, Transits, Stars, Maths, Geophysics
Caroline Herschel
Credit: care of Royal Astronomical Society
Occupation: Astronomer
Year born: 1750
Research Areas: Comets, Nebulae, Star Clusters
Kuiper Belt & Oort Cloud
Credit: Jedimaster
The Kuiper Belt
Consequences of NEO Impact
Credit: NASA/Bern Oberbeck/Dr. Kevin Azhnle
NEO Impacts
Peninsula showing a subtle indication of the Chicxulub
impact crater.
Credit: NASA/JPL
