Read more comet stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/8812/comet.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:21:10 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/67147/key-component-of-earth-life-found-in-comet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn amino acid necessary to the construction of proteins, and therefore life on Earth, has been found in a comet that passes through our solar system, Space.com reports. Glycine was found in samples picked up by a NASA spacecraft in 2004. The discovery suggests that life’s building blocks could...http://www.newser.com/story/67147/key-component-of-earth-life-found-in-comet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 18 Aug 2009 14:47:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65288/hubble-snaps-photos-of-jupiter-impact.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNASA pulled the recently upgraded Hubble space telescope out of testing yesterday to take a photo of the Earth-sized impact scar on Jupiter, CNN reports. “Because we believe this magnitude of impact is rare, we are very fortunate to see it with Hubble,” a NASA scientist says. “Details seen in...http://www.newser.com/story/65288/hubble-snaps-photos-of-jupiter-impact.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 25 Jul 2009 10:24:57 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64909/jupiter-slammed-by-mystery-object.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA massive mysterious object scientists believe may be a comet slammed into Jupiter yesterday, AP reports. The Earth-size impact "scar" left by the object was caught on NASA's powerful infrared telescope in Hawaii. The agency was alerted to the new mark on the planet by an amateur astronomer in England...http://www.newser.com/story/64909/jupiter-slammed-by-mystery-object.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 21 Jul 2009 3:58:09 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/49347/comet-might-not-have-killed-mammoths-after-all-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNew evidence undermines the theory that the impact from a comet killed off the woolly mammoth and enough humans to end the prehistoric Clovis culture, the BBC reports. Supporters of the impact theory point to a planet-wide rash of wildfires, but while a new analysis of sediment under North American...http://www.newser.com/story/49347/comet-might-not-have-killed-mammoths-after-all-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 29 Jan 2009 15:35:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/27631/odds-of-cataclysmic-space-rock-crash-1-in-10.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagChicken Little may have been smarter than we thought. A growing body of evidence reveals that the sky is falling, or at least gigantic space rocks are—and the Earth is at far greater risk of a catastrophic strike than previously thought, reports Atlantic . Despite the danger—an impact could...http://www.newser.com/story/27631/odds-of-cataclysmic-space-rock-crash-1-in-10.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 25 May 2008 6:19:23 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/13839/get-ready-for-a-light-show.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThis week's incarnation of the annual Geminid meteor shower should be particularly awe-inspiring, reports National Geographic , because it coincides with dark, moonless sky for the first time since 1996. Skywatchers can expect at least 110 meteors per minute, with the best viewing on Thursday and Friday. The peak will be...http://www.newser.com/story/13839/get-ready-for-a-light-show.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 11 Dec 2007 12:39:38 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/5692/comet-dust-will-light-sky.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagComet debris will light up the sky tomorrow night and Monday morning with shooting stars as Earth passes through the Perseid meteor shower. For the best view, pick a dark spot away from city lights and look east, says the Discovery Channel. "It's going to be a great show," a...http://www.newser.com/story/5692/comet-dust-will-light-sky.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 11 Aug 2007 13:46:10 CDT