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

PANSTARRS information

Comet C/2012 S1 (ISON)

ISON information

Press Releases
December 2007
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.
Mars opposition 2007
The Red Planet won't be this big and bright again until 2016.
By Matt Quandt // Published: December 18, 2007
Geminid meteor
One of the year's best meteor showers, the Geminids, promises lots of shooting stars. Observers under dark skies could see 100 or more meteors per hour.
By Michael E. Bakich // Published: December 12, 2007
Astronomy magazine January 2008 cover
As another year in space science comes to a close, Astronomy magazine reviews the year's top 10 stories -- and previews what's to come in 2008.
By Megan McChain // Published: December 4, 2007
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