Year of the Comet
Comet C/2011 L4 (PANSTARRS)

PANSTARRS information

Comet C/2012 S1 (ISON)

ISON information

Press Releases
January 2008
Your source for astronomy expertise — Astronomy magazine editors are here to help enrich media and blogger coverage of meteor showers, space missions, and night-sky events.
Jupiter and Venus February 1, 2008
On February 1, see the solar system's brightest planets appear their closest together.
Published: January 28, 2008
Mariner 10 image of Mercury
Get ready for a closer look at the innermost planet.
By Laura Layton // Published: January 10, 2008
Astronomy magazine February 2008 cover
Astronomy magazine's February issue looks at comets throughout history, the latest images from the Red Planet, Jupiter's complex moons, journeys to the center of the Milky Way, and more!
By Megan McChain // Published: January 7, 2008
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