Comet Hale-Bopp News Archive
March 2002
Five Years After Heaven's Gate Mass Suicide, Last Member Still Keeping Faith
(Associated Press - March 26, 2002)
October 2001
A Lifelong Love of Night Sky Is Captured on Film
(Los Angeles Times - October 8, 2001)
March 2001
La Silla Telescope Views Comet Hale-Bopp at 2 Billion Kilometers
(ESO - March 6, 2001)
July 2000
Hale-Bopp Co-Discoverer Returns To Iran For Scientific Conference
(Southwest Institute for Space Research - July 20, 2000)
June 2000
Argon Find Bodes Well For Rosetta's Noble Mission
(ESA - June 14, 2000)
Astronomers Report The First Detection Of A Noble Gas In A Comet
(Southwest Research Institute - June 5, 2000)
Comet Hale-Bopp May Have Formed Near Neptune
(space.com - June 5, 2000)
November 1999
Comet Hale-Bopp May Have A Satellite
(explorezone.com - November 23, 1999)
October 1999
Chemistry Of Comet Hale-Bopp May Offer Clues About Early Solar System
(University of Massachusetts-Amherst - October 13, 1999)
July 1999
Comet Hale-Bopp Co-Discoverer Leads Scientific Eclipse Expedition To Iran
(Alan Hale - July 29, 1999)
June 1999
Comet Hale-Bopp -- Still Enormous!
(ESO - June 29, 1999)
SOHO Glimpses Far Side Of The Sun, Looks At Comet Hale-Bopp's Shadow
(European Space Agency - June 21, 1999)
Comet Hale-Bopp Fails Emission Tests But Reveals Comet Origin
Goddard Space Flight Center (June 16, 1999)
Astronomer Helps Pinpoint Birth/History of Hale-Bopp
University of Notre Dame (June 16, 1999)
March 1999
Earth's Water Probably Didn't Come From Comets
(Caltech - March 18, 1999)
Comet Hale-Bopp: A Cosmic Leftover?
(Associated Press - March 18, 1999)
February 1999
Comets, Like Cars, Leave Carbon Monoxide In Their Wake
(Arizona State University - February 18, 1999)
October 1998
New Observations Of Comet Hale-Bopp
(ESO - October 22, 1998)
June 1998
Astronomers Look At Whether Comet Chemistry Can Reveal Clues About The Early Solar System
(University of Massachusetts-Amherst - June 10, 1998)
April 1998
Send Your Name To A Comet on STARDUST
(JPL - April 30, 1998)
March 1998
5,000th Comet Hale-Bopp Image
(Ron Baalke - March 26, 1997)
One Year Later, Heaven Gate's Suicide Leaves Only Faint Trail
(CNN - March 25, 1998)
Comet Hale-Bopp Holds Clues to Creation of Comet Ices
(University of Massachusetts-Amherst - March 13, 1998)
Where Is Baby Bopp?
(Hal Weaver - March 1, 1998)
February 1998
Overview of the First International Meeting About Comet Hale-Bopp
(Richard West - February 16, 1998)
January 1998
The Unusual Tails Of Comet Hale-Bopp
(European Southern Observatory - January 30, 1998)
Colorado Bolide Unrelated To Comet Hale-Bopp
(Graeme Waddington - January 21, 1998)
Colorado Meteor May Have Been Part of Comet Hale-Bopp?
(Rocky Mountain News - January 17, 1998)
Shoemaker Ashes, Comet Hale-Bopp Photo Carried on Lunar Prospector
(University of Arizona - January 6, 1998)
December 1997
Pacholka Comet Hale-Bopp Image Featured In Time Magazine
(Wally Pacholka - December 14, 1997)
November 1997
Request For Comet Hale-Bopp Images on Dec 5
( Junichi Watanabe - November 29, 1997)
October 1997
Send Your Name To A Comet on STARDUST
(JPL/Planetary Society - October 21, 1997)
ESO Observations Show Persistant Dust Jets at Comet Hale-Bopp
(European Southern Observatory - October 8, 1997)
Neutral Sodium From Comet Hale-Bopp: A Third Type of Tail
(Gabriele Cremonses - October 2, 1997)
September 1997
Comet Hale-Bopp Update
(Richard West - September 25, 1997)
New Hubble Images of Comet Hale-Bopp
(Hal Weaver - August 27, 1997)
Comet Hale-Bopp Is Visible Again From The Northern Hemisphere
(Ron Baalke - September 7, 1997)
August 1997
Astronauts View Comet Hale-Bopp
(Sky & Telescope - August 15, 1997)
Images of Comet Hale-Bopp Obtained By Space Shuttle Experiment
(Alan Stern - August 9, 1997)
Comet Hale-Bopp Photos Wanted
(Sky & Telescope - August 8, 1997)
Comet Hale-Bopp Update
(Richard West - August 1, 1997)
July 1997
Request for Groundbased Images of Hale-Bopp between 26 Jul and 02 Aug
(Alan Stern - July 26, 1997)
Comet Hale-Bopp Shuttle Experiment Requests Supporting Hale-Bopp Observations in August
(Alan Stern - July 12, 1997)
June 1997
Comet Hale-Bopp Update
(Richard West - June 13, 1997)
Comet Hale-Bopp Update
(Sky & Telescope - June 13, 1997)
Alan Hale's Public Talks in Australia
(Michael Brown - June 11, 1997)
Comet Hale-Bopp Update
(Sky & Telescope - June 6, 1997)
Disliking The Internet
(Scientific American - June 1997)
May 1997
Comet Hale-Bopp Update
(Sky & Telescope - May 30, 1997)
Hale Shines As His Comet Keeps Fading
(Florida Today - May 27, 1997)
Bopp Reveals 'Big Mistake'
(Florida Today - May 27, 1997)
Comet Hale-Bopp Slips From View
(Sky & Telescope - May 23, 1997)
Comet Hale-Bopp Visible From Northern Hemisphere in Fall of 1997
(Glenn Ray - May 21, 1997)
Comet Hale-Bopp Moves On
(Sky & Telescope - May 16, 1997)
Comet Hale-Bopp Update
(Richard West - May 16, 1997)
NASA Bops Comet Conspiracy Theory
(Associated Press - May 13, 1997)
Twilight For Hale-Bopp
(Sky & Telescope - May 9, 1997)
Comet Hyakutake X-Rays Show Ability To Monitor Comets and Solar Wind
(NASA/University of Michigan - May 9, 1997)
Hale-Bopp Fades But Interest Remains
(Associated Press - May 9, 1997)
Another Heaven's Gate Member Takes His Life
(Associated Press - May 7, 1997)
Comet Hale-Bopp Light Curve Update
(Mark Kidger - May 7, 1997)
Spacecraft Watch for Comet Hale-Bopp Tail Disruption
(NASA - May 5, 1997)
Comet Hale-Bopp Update
(Sky & Telescope - May 2, 1997)
4,000th Comet Hale-Bopp Image
(Ron Baalke - May 1, 1997)
April 1997
Photos From Comet Chasers Night
(Ron Baalke - April 30, 1997)
Comet Hale-Bopp Update
(Richard West - April 30, 1997)
Comet Hale-Bopp Ion Tail May Be Disrupted
(Miriam Forman - April 25, 1997)
Comet Hale-Bopp Light Curve Update
(Mark Kidger - April 25, 1997)
Comet Hale-Bopp Update
(Sky & Telescope - April 25, 1997)
Comet Hale-Bopp Update
(Richard West - April 23, 1997)
Comet Hale-Bopp Weakened By Moon
(Sky & Telescope - April 18, 1997)
European Astronomers Discover New Type of Comet Tail
(Isaac Newton Group of Telescope - April 18, 1997)
Comet Hale-Bopp's Light Curve
(Charles Morris - April 17, 1997)
Astronomers Contribute 4,500 Hale-Bopp Images To NASA Web
(NASA - April 15, 1997)
3,000th Comet Hale-Bopp Image
(Ron Baalke - April 13, 1997)
Comet Hale-Bopp Update
(Richard West - April 13, 1997)
Comet Hale-Bopp Fights Moonlight
(Sky & Telescope - April 11, 1997)
Updated Comet Hale-Bopp Orbit and Ephemeris Information
(Don Yeomans - April 10, 1997)
Comet Hale-Bopp Spectra Obtained by Urban Amateur Astronomers
(Nick Glumac/Joseph Sivo - April 10, 1997)
Physicist Finds Similarities Between Comet Hale-Bopp and Comets Outside Earth's Solar System
(University of Cincinnait - March 1997)
Hale-Bopp Comet Chasers Event on CU-SeeMe
(Ron Baalke - April 8, 1997)
Comet Hale-Bopp Update
(Richard West - April 7, 1997)
Comet Hale-Bopp Update
(Sky & Telescope - April 4, 1997)
NASA's Stardust Team Studies Hale-Bopp's Cometary Cousin
(Jet Propulsion Lab - April 3, 1997)
Comet Hale-Bopp Light Curve Update
(Mark Kidger - April 3, 1997)
Process of Producing Cyanogen Gas in Comet Hale-Bopp Explained
(Ohio State University - March 27, 1997)
Comet Hale-Bopp Update
(Richard West - April 1, 1997)
March 1997
Renowned Comet Hunters To Gather At Caltech
(Jet Propulsion Lab - March 31, 1997)
Updated Comet Hale-Bopp Orbit and Ephemeris Information
(Don Yeomans - March 31, 1997)
Comet Hale-Bopp Home Page Tops 1.2 Million Hits/Day
(Ron Baalke - March 29, 1997)
Comet Hysteria Through The Centuries
(Gary Kronk - March 28, 1997)
Science Paper on Hubble Space Telescope Hale-Bopp Results
(Hal Weaver - March 27, 1997)
Comet Chasers Event on April 11
(Jet Propulsion Lab)
Polar Spacecraft Will Have Good View Of Comet Hale-Bopp
(University of Iowa - March 28, 1997)
Hale-Bopp's Spring Spectacle
(Sky & Telescope - March 28, 1997)
"Task Completed": Cult Members Hoped For Cosmic Rendezvous
(Associated Press - March 28, 1997)
Comet Hale-Bopp Yields Secrets In The Infrared
(Cornell University - March 27, 1997)
Mass Suicide May Have Link To Hale-Bopp
(Associated Press - March 27, 1997)
Hubble and IUE Hale-Bopp Observations Surprise Astronomers
(NASA - March 27, 1997)
Humans Have Feared Comets, Other Celestial Phenomena Through The Ages
(University of Washington - March 24, 1997)
Comet Hale-Bopp Home Page Tops 600,000 Hits/Day
(Ron Baalke - March 26, 1997)
2,000th Comet Hale-Bopp Image
(Ron Baalke - March 26, 1997).
Comet Hale-Bopp Update
(Richard West - March 25, 1997)
Rockets To Launch Equipment To Take Data On Hale-Bopp
(Associated Press - March 25, 1997)
Comet Hale-Bopp Sets New JPL Web Record
(Ron Baalke - March 25, 1997)
Comet Shares Spotlight With Lunar Eclipse
(Associated Press - March 24, 1997)
All Eyes On The Skies For Hale-Bopp
(Florida Today - March 22, 1997)
Sounding Rocket To Probe Comet Hale-Bopp on March 24
(University of Colorado - March 18, 1997).
Hale-Bopp At Its Peak
(Sky & Telescope - March 21, 1997)
Comet Hale-Bopp - When And Where To Watch
(James Musser)
Cosmic Triple Treat Will Cap Off Weekend
(Florida Today - March 20, 1997)
Ulysses Scientists Begin Capturing Unique View of Comet Hale-Bopp
(JPL - March 19, 1997)
Up In The Sky, A Comet And Some Age-Old Awe
(Florida Today - March 20, 1997)
Yeomans Lecture on Comet Hale-Bopp on March 23
Bigelow Sky Survey Begins Daytime Observations of Hale-Bopp
(University of Arizona - March 18, 1997)
Comet Hale-Bopp Lecture at JPL on March 20
(JPL - March 11, 1997)
Comet Hale-Bopp Update
(Richard West - March 17, 1997)
ISO's Analysis of Comet Hale-Bopp
(European Space Agency - March 14, 1997)
Comet Hale-Bopp Light Curve Update
(Mark Kidger - March 16, 1997)
'Whopper' of a Comet Spurs a Festival of Science
(University of Wisconsin-Madison - March 13, 1997)
Hale-Bopp Spins Its Magic
(Sky & Telescope - March 14, 1997)
Full Nucleaus Rotation of Comet Hale-Bopp Observed
(Pic du Midi Observatory - March 10, 1997)
NASA Plans Comet Hale-Bopp Observing Campaign, Activities
(NASA - March 13, 1997)
25-Mile Wide Block of Ice Pays A Visit
(Gannett News Service - March 12, 1997)
Synchronic Bands in Dust Tail of Comet Hale-Bopp
(National Astronomical Observatory of Japan - March 11, 1997)
Comet Hale-Bopp Hits 0.0
(Sky & Telescope - March 7, 1997).
Comet Hale-Bopp's Light Curve Is Rising Faster Than Ever
(Mark Kidger - March 7, 1997)
Comet Hale-Bopp Update
(Richard West - March 7, 1997)
Updated Comet Hale-Bopp Orbit and Ephemeris Information
is now available from Don Yeomans from JPL (March 4, 1997).
Comet Hale-Bopp To Present Show Of A Lifetime
(Florida Today - March 4, 1997)
1000th Comet Hale-Bopp Image
(Ron Baalke - March 1, 1997)
February 1997
Comet Hale-Bopp Update
(Sky & Telescope - February 28, 1997)
Comet Hale-Bopp May Reach -1.0 Magnitude
(Mark Kidger - February 28, 1997)
False Nuclei and Nucleus Splittings
(Mark Kidger - February 27, 1997)
Comet Hale-Bopp Update
(Richard West - February 26, 1997).
Gas and Dust Waves Expanding Away From Comet Hale-Bopp Nucleus
(Pic du Midi Observatory - February 22, 1997).
Comet Hale-Bopp Hits 1.0 Magnitude
(Sky & Telescope - February 21, 1997)
Comet Hale-Bopp Lecture on February 24
Space Shuttle Astronauts Observe Comet Hale-Bopp
(NASA - February 20, 1997)
Near-Live Comet Watching System Online
(NASA - February 20, 1997)
Astronomers Expect Good Show From Comet Hale-Bopp
(Associated Press - February 17, 1997)
Comet Hale-Bopp Observed in Daylight
(Jan Vesely - February 17, 1997)
Comet Hale-Bopp Update
(Sky & Telescope - February 14, 1997)
Comet Hale-Bopp At Its Peak
(Sky & Telescope - February 1997)
Comet Hale-Bopp's Light Curve
(Mark Kidger - February 12, 1997)
Comet Hale-Bopp Update
(Richard West - February 7, 1997).
Comet Hale-Bopp And Its "Mysterious Unidentified Companions"
(Olivier Hainaut - January 16, 1997)
Comet Hale-Bopp Update
(Sky & Telescope - February 7, 1997)
Comet Hale-Bopp Timeline For 1997
(Alan Hale)
Comet Hale-Bopp Visibilities
(Abrams Planetarium)
First International Conference on Comet Hale-Bopp
Scheduled for Feb 1998.
January 1997
Comet Hale-Bopp Update
(Sky & Telescope - January 31, 1997)
Lecture by Alan Hale on Feb 5 in Balboa Park, California
Comet Hale-Bopp Still Going Strong
(Richard West - January 28, 1997).
Comet Hale-Bopp Update
(Sky & Telescope - January 24, 1997)
Comet Hale-Bopp Update
(Sky & Telescope - January 18, 1997)
New Comet Hale-Bopp Companion Images Proven To Be Fakes
(David Tholen - January 15, 1997)
Comet Hale-Bopp And The Alleged Anomalous Object
(Brian Monson - December 1996)
Comet Hale-Bopp Recovers
(Mark Kidger - January 10, 1997)
Comet Hale-Bopp Returns
(Sky & Telescope - January 10, 1997)
Comet Hale-Bopp Update
(Richard West - January 8, 1997).
Comet Hale-Bopp Funny Business
(Sky & Telescope - March 1997).
Four Comet Hale-Bopp Books Reviews
(Sky & Telescope - February 1997).
Comet Hale-Bopp Update
(Sky & Telescope - January 4, 1997)
Comet Hale-Bopp Update
(Richard West - December 23, 1996).
December 1996
Comet Hale-Bopp Update
(Sky & Telescope - December 20, 1996)
Comet Comments
(Don Machholz - December 8, 1996)
Comet Hale-Bopp Update
(Sky & Telescope - December 13, 1996)
Comet Hale-Bopp Update
(San Juan Institute - December 9, 1996).
Comet Hale-Bopp Update
(Sky & Telescope - December 6, 1996)
Comet's "Mystery Companion" Is Only a Star
(San Jose Mercury News - November 19, 1996).
Rumors of Aliens Trail Comet
(Albuquergue Journal - November 1996).
Comet Stirs Up Terrestrial Tempest
(MS-NBC - November 1996).
The Mysterious Eyes of Comet Hale-Bopp
(Russell Sipe - December 4, 1996).
November 1996
Comet Hale-Bopp Update
(Richard West - November 28, 1996).
Is NASA Covering Up Hubble Images? No
(Olivier Hainaut - November 28, 1996).
Comet Hale-Bopp and Its "Mysterious Unidentified Companion"
(Olivier Hainaut - November 20, 1996).
Comet Hale-Bopp Update
(Sky & Telescope - November 29, 1996)
Comet Hale-Bopp Update
(Sky & Telescope - November 22, 1996)
"Saturn-Like Object" Near Comet Hale-Bopp is SAO 141894
(Russell Sipe - November 17, 1996)
Comet Hale-Bopp Update
(Sky & Telescope - November 16, 1996)
Comet Hale-Bopp Update
(Sky & Telescope - November 8 , 1996)
Comet Hale-Bopp Brightens
(Sky & Telescope - November 1, 1996).
October 1996
Comet Hale-Bopp Looks Like a Hit
(Associated Press - October 27, 1996).
Comet Hale-Bopp Near M14
(Sky & Telescope - October 25, 1996).
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