Scientists discover comet’s hourglass-shaped dust trail
Researchers from Finland, Canada, and Russia have discovered an unusual, hourglass-shaped dust trail of the comet 17P/Holmes. The particles that ...
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Did comet’s fiery destruction lead to downfall of ancient Hopewell?
The rapid decline of the Hopewell culture about 1,500 years ago might be explained by falling debris from a near-Earth ...
Laboratory will illuminate formation, composition, activity of comets
WASHINGTON, November 3, 2021 -- Comets are icy and dusty snowballs of material that have remained relatively unchanged since they ...