Comet McNaught, officially catalogued as C/2009 R1, was discovered by Australian astronomer Robert McNaught last September using the using the 0.5-meter Uppsala Schmidt telescope and a CCD camera.

Comet McNaught, which was discovered last August by astronomer Robert McNaught at Australia’s Siding Spring Observatory, was one of the greatest comets in recent times. It evolved into a ...

Here’s how it works. UPDATE Jan. 14: Comet McNaught is now visible in broad daylight! Comet McNaught, the brightest comet to appear in our skies in more than 30 years, has been putting on a ...

Comet McNaught, which was discovered last August by astronomer Robert McNaught at Australia's Siding Spring Observatory, was one of the greatest comets in recent times. It evolved into a brilliant ...

Comet McNaught, officially cataloged as C/2009 R1, was discovered by Australian astronomer Robert McNaught last September using the 0.5-meter Uppsala Schmidt telescope and a CCD camera.

In January and February 2007, Comet C/2006 P1 McNaught became the brightest comet visible from Earth for 40 years. Serendipitously, Ulysses made an unexpected crossing of Comet McNaught's tail ...

In January and February 2007, Comet C/2006 P1 McNaught became the brightest comet visible from Earth for 40 years. Serendipitously, Ulysses made an unexpected crossing of Comet McNaught’s tail ...

Recently, sky watchers in the Northern Hemisphere have been enjoying the sight of Comet McNaught in the twilight sky. Now, solar physicists using the ESA-NASA SOHO spacecraft are getting ready for ...

Comet McNaught, officially catalogued as C/2009 R1, was discovered by Australian astronomer Robert McNaught last September using the using the 0.5-meter Uppsala Schmidt telescope and a CCD camera.

Comet McNaught, the Great Comet of 2007, has been delighting those who have seen it with the unaided eye as a spectacular display in the evening sky. Pushing ESO's New Technology Telescope to its ...

It probably won’t be necessary to wait that long either. Superb events such as Comet McNaught, described by some observers as ...

In making comparisons with another comet — Comet McNaught (C/2006 P1) — which had a similar orbital geometry relative to the ...