A Comet Nucleus Accidentally Captured in Subaru Telescope Archive Images

Hello, this is Mu-san.Today, I'm talking about a comet that was captured by chance.The nucleus of a comet is usually ...
Astrobiology

Photometric and Spectroscopic Observations of Comet 2P/Encke’s Nucleus in the Mid-Infrared Wavelength Region

[astro-ph.EP] We observed comet 2P/Encke with the Cooled Mid-Infrared Camera and Spectrometer (COMICS) on the Subaru ...
Delco Times

Astronomer’s Notebook: Bits and pieces of Halley’s Comet

The Orionid Meteor Shower peaks this week. It is the result of the Earth passing through the debris field of Halley’s Comet.
International Business Times

Latest Images of 3I/ATLAS Confirm the Jets Coming From the Interstellar Comet

New images of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS from the Hubble Space Telescope appear to confirm the existence of a powerful jet of material pointing directly toward the Sun, a highly unusual feature ...
Space.com on MSN

The great Halley's Comet disappointment of 1986 — and the discoveries that changed astronomy forever

What disappointed skywatchers in 1986 became a scientific triumph, as an international fleet of spacecraft revealed the ...