Watch as the Sun briefly snaps the Devil’s Comet’s tail
NASA’s STEREO spacecraft discovered that a powerful eruption from the sun ripped apart the tail of Comet Ponsbrooks, although it quickly grew back. This isn’t the first time STEREO A …
NASA’s STEREO spacecraft discovered that a powerful eruption from the sun ripped apart the tail of Comet Ponsbrooks, although it quickly grew back. This isn’t the first time STEREO A …
Image source: CC0 Public Domain Hello, interested parties. (This is a non-gendered term I’ve been discussing because I see “people” in too many social media posts.) Researchers this week reported …
The explosive “devil’s comet” was hit by a huge plasma wave from the sun, temporarily blowing away its dusty tail. A NASA spacecraft captured the epic encounter in a new …