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Month: November 2013
Skywatchers Enjoy Comet Bonanza
Backyard astronomers in the Northern Hemisphere get an eyeful this week, when four comets will be visible with binoculars or small telescopes in the early morning sky. First up, the most famous of the bunch is Comet ISON, which is currently speeding towards its close encounter with …
Spotted – an asteroid with six comet-like tails
This Nasa Hubble Space Telescope set of images reveals a never-before-seen set of six comet-like tails radiating from a body in the asteroid belt, designated P/2013 P5. Credit: Nasa, ESA, and D Jewitt (UCLA) For the first time, Nasa’s Hubble Space Telescope has spotted an asteroid, dubbed P/2013 P5, with six comet-like tails of dust. …