#comets — Public Fediverse posts

It's now generally thought that these messengers of the deep didn't give us our oceans, but so help me, the idea has such a compelling romance to it, I hope it happened somewhere...and in, the younger solar systems of our galaxy, might be happening even today.

A painting from me of a space telescope immersed in such a place, "Telescope in blue nebula with comets".

#art #digitalart #digitalpainting #painting #spaceart #comets #scifiart #scifi #sciencefiction #sciencefictionart

The Great Comet of 1881 (1882) by Étienne Léopold Trouvelot, from The Trouvelot Astronomical Drawings.

Source: New York Public Library

Available to buy as a print.

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/d69f353c-59c6-4f49-990d-8c96547a72c5

#trouvelot #moths #astronomy #night #sky #trees #comets #lithography #art #publicdomain

Report of two celestial phenomena observed near Worms on November 26 and 27, ca. 1540. (ca. 1540).

Source: Zentralbibliothek Zürich / e-manuscripta

Available to buy as a print.

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/a5193024-2f65-4334-b427-fd150bbc059c

#eclipses #astronomy #germany #nomenclature #stars #celestial #protestantreformation #comets #woodcut #art #publicdomain

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🌠🔭 During the annual #Perseid #meteorshower, streaks of #light flash across the dark night #sky.

Astronomers explain that these #shootingstars occur when #Earth moves through the icy debris left by #comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle. Clear skies and a moonless night will make the glowing fireballs visible between midnight and dawn.

👉 https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/aug/09/perseid-meteor-shower

#perseids #meteorshower #astronomy #space #nightsky #comets #scienceeducation #stargazing #stem #parenting #educators #kidseducation #nature #universe #astrophotography

2026 August 8

A Messier Moment for Tempel 2
* Image Credit & Copyright: Dan Bartlett
https://www.astrobin.com/users/h2ologg/

Explanation:
Which of these is not a comet? You guessed it - the one on the right is a globular star cluster. The diffuse greenish coma of periodic comet 10P/Tempel 2 is at left in the frame. In fact the globular star cluster is Messier 30, also known as M30, or the 30th entry in astronomer Charles Messier's catalog of things which are not comets. The well-known 18th century astronomer kept a list of objects he observed, now his famous Messier Catalogue of Nebulae and Star Clusters, which did not move from night to night against the background stars and so were not the comets he was hunting for. So the famous comet hunter would get the correct answer too, even though his telescope would show both 10P/Tempel 2 and distant star cluster as similar looking faint and fuzzy objects in his field of view. Recorded on July 29, this modern telescopic image captures periodic comet Tempel 2 as it briefly swept close on the sky to M30. While the periodic comet's faint, narrow, orbital dust trail seems to pierce the globular star cluster, Tempel 2 was a mere 3.5 light-minutes away. Messier 30 is some 28,000 light-years distant.
https://apod.nasa.gov/ap241005.html
https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/tools/sbdb_lookup.html#/?sstr=10P
https://science.nasa.gov/people/explore-the-night-sky-hubbleatms-messier-catalog-bio/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_object
https://app.astrobin.com/i/bp809n?r=0
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260717.html
https://science.nasa.gov/mission/hubble/science/explore-the-night-sky/hubble-messier-catalog/messier-30/

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260808.html

#space #comets #astrophotography #photography #science #astronomy #nature #NASA #education #apod

Funny how after #oumuamua and #3iAtlas both "comets" with very non comet characteristics, including non-gravitational acceleration. Europe build a "comet" interceptor to be ready for the third "comet".
#space #comets

https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Comet_Interceptor

What To Watch On YouTube Right Now – Part 149

Welcome back my readers, YouTube viewers and all others who followed this series of articles focused on YouTube videos worth watching.

Have you been searching for something fun or interesting to watch on YouTube? Do you feel bored right now and you crave for something to see on the world’s most popular online video destination?

I recommend you check out the following videos I found.

#1 A Look At The Johnson County War – If you have seen the 1980 movie Heaven’s Gate, then you have been exposed to the Johnson County War which was a ranger war in the state of Wyoming that happened from 1889 to 1893. What the movie showed, however, was a historical fiction presentation and it could not be taken seriously as a reference of American history. To learn about the Johnson County War with historical attention, watch the video below.

https://youtu.be/6oDaH-AR8Bs?si=MY4ra5B8zRR90jWr

#2 Popcorn in Bed Reacts To U-571 – Speaking of historical fiction, have you seen the movie U-571? When that movie was released in 2000, it only reminded me of other submarine movies like Das Boot, The Hunt For Red October and Crimson Tide. The movie directed by Jonathan Mostow and starring Matthew McConaughey made a lot of buzz when it opened at #1 in the American box office and that success influenced a lot of moviegoers here in the Philippines to watch it in local cinemas. I never saw U-571 but I noticed how much of an impact it had on Popcorn in Bed’s reaction video which I encourage you to watch.

https://youtu.be/S94niicK8Xw?si=T3xWWokhyEcwyGdl

#3 Japan Pushes Back Against Islam – There is a disturbing trend that has been happening in Japan that their local media and the international news organizations are not telling you…the Islamic foreigners there have been causing a series of disturbances such as occupying public spaces for Muslim prayers/gatherings, littering, rape, the construction of an illegal mosque and more. That said, there are lots of Japanese nationalists and concerned citizens who are fighting back and expressing demands and complaints to their government officials. It is clear that the Muslim foreigners there in Japan have this collective mindset of conquering Japan, violating the Japanese and gaining power under the guise of multiculturalism and political correctness. Watch the videos below.

https://youtu.be/cy8FrqfmtcI?si=Vv0Oco_VQV7Py3D-

https://youtu.be/rYaPdERFf7I?si=Q0lkfUbm7MXuxs2F

#4 The Relevance Of The 1990s – Remember how unique the 1990s was when it comes to the evolution of technology, the marketing of products, the gradual transformation of pop culture in America and the like? There was indeed something special about the said decade which explains the driving force behind the Millennials’ nostalgia about it. To find out more, watch the video below.

https://youtu.be/gROvtZw0mz0?si=yLrvmcAvGRBu-P2V

#5 When Hollywood Released Two Similar Movies In 1998 – Way back in 1998, moviegoers worldwide saw two movies from Hollywood that had similar concepts about the world getting hit by something from deep space. The movies were Deep Impact and Armageddon, and they were released in the same summer box office season in America. Deep Impact was more dramatic and tried hard to be believable while Armageddon was highly exaggerated and had Michael Bay’s flair all over it. The two films were released at a time when disaster movies had a resurgence and they used computer-generated images to make realize their respective visual concepts. I find an analytical video about the two 1998 movies and I encourage you all to watch it.

https://youtu.be/5T6NMEdu70k?si=TnFON8N9JbI189RA

#6 You, Me And The Movies React To Ghost In The Shell (1995) – There are many reasons why the 1995 anime feature film Ghost in the Shell is very significant. The adaptation of Masamune Shirow’s literary Ghost in the Shell was made with very high production values under the direction of Mamoru Oshii, the story had many futuristic concepts that became very relevant today, and it was very influential for many Hollywood filmmakers. That said, I liked how the anime feature film drew reactions from You, Me and the Movies, and their reaction video is a must-see!

https://youtu.be/4Q_G6zObECg?si=CEgIjpaJl0WlbI64

#7 Casablanca Reaction Video Of EOM Reacts – There is nothing like watching a classic, black-and-white movie like Casablanca. Set in French Morocco, the story follows many characters dealing with the uncertainty of war and it is inside the nightclub and gambling den of American expatriate Rick Blaine where a lot of developments happened. The 1942 movie is memorable with its top-notch stars (Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman are phenomenal), the dramatic plot, the immersive settings and many iconic lines and moments. I have seen the movie a few times already on 4K Blu-ray format and I enjoyed watching EOM Reacts’ video of it. Go watch his video below.

https://youtu.be/CmFvCTl43Nk?si=sAuN1cotXMpNsnvd

#8 Soba Getting Reinvented In Japan – Soba – a Japanese noodle made from buckwheat flour – is getting reinvented in Japan as the traditional shops there are struggling with the rising costs of ingredients as well as a growing shortage of successors to the operators. In an effort to stay in business while avoiding raising prices, the surviving soba restaurants (and some new ones) there are reinventing the dining experience and doing other things to preserve the traditional soba culture. Watch and learn from the video below.

https://youtu.be/6SL5yzs5-o4?si=yPucu2ALaUy_h2-a

#9 Ranting For Vengeance Slams Zach Cregger And His Resident Evil Movie – As some of you already know, there is another new live-action movie of Resident Evil coming out soon and the early previews showed very little connections with the Resident Evil games of Capcom. Actor Zach Cregger is the director and co-writer of the new Resident Evil movie and Ranting for Vengeance slammed him hard in his recent YouTube video. Not only that, the YouTuber also backed up his criticism on Cregger and the 2026 Resident Evil movie with facts and details that you have to see. That said, go watch his video below and pay close attention to the details.

https://youtu.be/R5ALrwYsd78?si=WN0icx4lPk9UNTp8

#10 Atari Jaguar CD Revisited – While I played a lot of games of Atari (both on Atari 2600 console and arcade games) in my life, I never owned an Atari Jaguar nor its CD-ROM add-on device. Indeed, there was a time in the 1990s when Atari got back in console gaming starting with the Jaguar console that operated with games in cartridge format. A short time later, the add-on Atari Jaguar CD was released and it looked like a toilet with the lid open. To learn more about the Atari Jaguar CD, watch the retro gaming video below.

https://youtu.be/6gjSJxpB6PE?si=0hem72Z9VqnwjwDw

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#comets #meteorshower #earth

@angryastro

We may not be able to see 3I Atlas any more, but it hasn't left the Solar System!

In fact, it's still inside the orbit of #saturn

And astronomers just made two bizarre discoveries about this mysterious interstellar object!

https://youtu.be/vj1raoD2eqw

#Comets #Astronomy #3IAtlas

After nearly 30 years, NASA realized this near-Earth asteroid is actually a comet | Space https://www.space.com/astronomy/comets/after-nearly-30-years-nasa-realized-this-near-earth-asteroid-is-actually-a-comet-the-discovery-may-help-us-defend-the-planet-some-day
#comets
#asteroids

Report of northern lights over Nuremberg on January 17, 1572. (1572).

Source: Zentralbibliothek Zürich / e-manuscripta

Available to buy as a print.

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/e3369808-d30c-436c-aebc-135b3a80886f

#eclipses #astronomy #germany #nomenclature #sky #villages #protestant-reformation #comets #art #publicdomain

We tend to think of comets as ancient relics of our own solar system, but interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS carried 30 times more heavy hydrogen than any comet formed around our Sun, a chemical fingerprint pointing to a birthplace so cold and so old it may predate the Sun itself
https://atlas.whatip.xyz/post.php?slug=we-tend-to-think-of-comets-as-ancient-relics-of-our-own-solar-system-but-interstellar-comet-3iatlas-carried-30-times-more-heavy-hydrogen-than-any-comet-formed-around-our-sun-a-chemical-fingerprint-pointing-to-a-birthplace-so-cold-and-so-old-it-may-predate-the-sun-itself
Latest: <p>Most comets are treated as leftovers from a local story
#comets #system #formed #solar

‘Most beautiful’ meteor shower returns to UK skies – here’s how to see it

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://metro.co.uk/2026/07/18/most-beautiful-meteor-shower-ever-returns-uk-skies-see-29144370/

New Analysis of 3IATLAS Reveals Exciting Origin of the Comet - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGxliz1joxY

#Astronomy #Comets #3IATLAS

An Ancient Stellar Passage Altered the Orbits of Comets We See Today

https://1ban.news/ancient-stellar-passage-comets/
#1ban #ancient #stellar #passage #comets #space

Chemistry Reveals the Origins of an Interstellar Comet - Universe Today
Chemistry Reveals the Origins of an Interstellar Comet - Universe Today https://www.universetoday.com/articles/chemistry-reveals-the-origins-of-an-interstellar-comet

#comets
#31ATLAS

Dark Comets Finally Caught Sprouting Tails, Solving the 'Oumuamua Mystery

https://1ban.news/dark-comets-caught-sprouting-tails-solving-oumuamua-mystery/
#1ban #dark #comets #caught #sprouting #space

We all know the images of comets from ground-based #astrophotography (☄️ ) but what about this image of the Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko by ESA Rosetta OSIRIS?! 🤩

Learn more about #comets in this week's episode: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/asterism-caroline-herschel-and-comets/

📷 : https://images.nasa.gov/details/PIA18641

#ESA #Rosetta #Comet #space #astronomy #AstroDon #science

Astronomy: a meteor shower in the night sky. Mezzotint, after 1783 (1783).

Source: Wellcome Collection

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/435cf100-0b3b-4c3e-b003-b792a57e90f4

#trouvelot #space #astronomy #night #trees #landscapes #comets #houses #art #publicdomain

Wondering where #comets come from?

This graphic from ESA provides a helpful visual aid for our discussion on this week's #podcast: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/asterism-caroline-herschel-and-comets/

📷 :https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Comet_Interceptor/What_types_of_comets_are_there

#space #science #Astronomy #astroDon #ESA #comet

Comet ☄️ Asteroid 🪨 Meteor 💫 Meteorite 🌍 -- which one are you picking???

We picked #comets -- learn more about them (and meet Caroline Herschel) in this week's #podcast https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/asterism-caroline-herschel-and-comets/

📷 :https://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/multimedia/search/image/4565

Between 1786 and 1797, Caroline Herschel discovered *8* comets!

We should cheer extra loud for Caroline b/c we gotta imagine that her mom probably never did...

To learn more about Caroline (and briefly about her mom) & comets, check out this week's episode here: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/asterism-caroline-herschel-and-comets/

#Astronomy #AstroDon #Astronomers #WomenInSTEM #WomenInAstronomy #WomenInScience #History #Comets #Discoveries #cheering #BadMoms

"In a new paper published in Nature today, a team of scientists (led by Martin Cordiner from the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center) have shed fresh light on the comet’s origin. Their results reveal it to be a true galactic fossil, far older than the Solar System."

https://theconversation.com/12-billion-years-old-this-interstellar-comet-is-older-than-our-solar-system-285702

#Comets #Interstellar #Space #3IAtlas

In this week's episode, we learn a bit more about the life & accomplishments of Caroline Herschel -- this engraving of her was created when she was 92!

Learn more here (and for EVEN MORE check out the first comment of our pinned post) https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/asterism-caroline-herschel-and-comets/

📷 :https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/use-this-image/?mkey=mw12403

#CarolineHerschel #Astronomy #AstroDon #space #science #astronomy #WomenInSTEM #WomenInScience #History #herstory #comets

In this week's episode, we're talking about Caroline Herschel & Comets!

Listen here & see the thread below for links for a deeper dive into the life and accomplishments of Caroline Herschel: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/asterism-caroline-herschel-and-comets/

#comets #Herschel #astronomy #AstroDon #space #science #history #Herstory #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM #WomenAstronomers #astronomers #comet #SciComm #podcast

@astropic

Because Comet 67P's cliffs are weak—scientists estimate the composition is structurally weaker than freshly packed winter snow—the intense thermal stress around perihelion causes massive parts of these cliff walls to fracture, crumble, and completely collapse.

By naming that towering wall the Perihelion Cliff, scientists paid homage to the incredibly volatile, ever-changing environment where the lander accidentally ended its journey.

#comets
#PerihelionCliff

@astropic

The word perihelion refers to the exact point in an object's orbit where it is closest to the Sun.

Comets spend most of their lives frozen and dormant in the dark outer edges of the solar system. But as they approach perihelion, the Sun's intense thermal heat causes the subsurface ice inside the comet to violently vaporize (sublimation), blasting out massive jets of gas and dust into space.

#comets
#perihelion

@astropic

When the Philae lander detached from the Rosetta spacecraft in 2014 to perform the first-ever soft landing on a comet, its harpoons failed to fire. Instead of sticking to the surface, Philae bounced wildly across the comet's low-gravity landscape before finally wedging itself sideways into a dark, rocky crack.

#astrophotography
#comets
#Rosetta
#Philae

Interstellar comet may be oldest object seen in our solar system, research finds https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jun/22/interstellar-comet-may-be-oldest-object-seen-in-our-solar-system-research-finds #Comets #Space #Science #TheSun #Nasa #Astronomy #JamesWebbSpaceTelescope #SetiSearchForExtraterrestrialIntelligence

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🌠☄️ #HamiltonCollege astronomer Adam Lark breaks down #asteroids, #comets, #meteors, and #meteorites – where they form, how they light up our sky, and how to spot a real meteorite on the ground.

👉 https://theconversation.com/asteroid-or-comet-meteor-or-meteorite-how-to-identify-and-classify-the-rocks-you-see-streaking-through-the-sky-283958

#solarsystem #astronomy #science #stargazing #meteorshowers #nasa #kids #nightsky #observatory