Comet
Discovery of Alcohol on Comet Lovejoy Could Point to the Origin of Life
The chunk of icy debris produces up to 500 bottles worth of ethyl alcohol per day.
The 'Tunguska Event' Flattened 600 Square Miles of Forest
It was the biggest impact event in living memory, and we’re due for another in 200 years.
Astronomers May Have Found Evidence of Alien Life on a Comet, or Not
Some scientists were quick to shout "Alien," but not everyone agrees.
The Comet Lander Philae Is Stuck in the Dark and Might Die
But it’s already collected a buttload of groundbreaking data.
Watch: The Soundtracked Rosetta Landing, Composed by the Guy who Wrote 'Chariots of Fire'
The ESA released 3 music videos to celebrate the Rosetta mission, furnished by original compositions by Vangelis.
That Comet We Just Landed On Smells Like Ass
Earlier today we landed a fucking spacecraft on a comet. The internet is freaking out about it, sharing dark images from outer-space. What you can't tell from the photos, however, is that the comet '67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko' smells worse than death.
Is Earth in Danger Now That Australia Can't Track Comets?
The only place in the Southern Hemisphere that monitored comets and asteroids just got closed down due to a lack of funding. Does that put the planet at risk?
VICE News Capsule - Thursday, August 7
Saddam Hussein's allies move and rebury his body, Rosetta spacecraft 1st ever to orbit comet & more.