The Hubble space telescope has captured the clearest images yet of comet ATLAS and found it has shattered into dozens of pieces each at least the size of a house. The comet was discovered by the ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System) robotic astronomical survey system in Hawaii in December 2019. It became incredibly bright … Read more
Borisov, a comet from another star system, was surrounded by a cloud of poisonous ice that had to have formed in a region of space colder than anything known to man. Researchers from NASAs Goddard Space Flight Center found that it must have formed in the outer edges of its original star system – known … Read more
Borisov, a comet from another star system, was surrounded by a cloud of poisonous ice that had to have formed in a region of space colder than anything known to man. Researchers from NASAs Goddard Space Flight Center found that it must have formed in the outer edges of its original star system – known … Read more
Atlas, a massive comet five times the size of Jupiter and about half the size of the Sun, will appear brighter than Venus from Earth by the end of April. The exact size of the rocky icy core of the strange comet isn’t known but is likely only a few miles across – but it … Read more
A comet called Atlas discovered in December is on its way towards Earth and could appear as bright as a crescent moon – unless it breaks up from the Sun’s heat first. Atlas is close to Mars’ orbit at the moment but is increasing in speed as it makes its way towards the Sun, making … Read more