Mar 20, 2024 · Now, for astrophotographers with the right equipment, Comet 12P appears to hide a perfect spiral—and the stunning sight could tell scientists more about this particular ice ball, …

Diagram of a comet showing the dust tail, dust trail (or anti-tail), and ionized gas tail, which is formed by the solar wind flow. A comet tail and coma are visible features of a comet when they …

Apr 26, 2024 · Norwegian astrophotographer Jan Erik Vallestad captured beautifully detailed photos of the city-sized comet 12P and, thanks to special image processing techniques, …

Mar 18, 2024 · The explosive, city-size "devil comet" that is due to fly past Earth later this year has a hidden spiral of light surrounding its gigantic icy heart, new images show.

Oct 15, 2024 · The "once-in-a-lifetime" comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS looks like it has grown a physics-defying second tail after reaching its closest point to Earth for more than 80,000 years, …

Mar 10, 2024 · The spiral quickly disintegrates into a homogenous cloud forming the comet head. This spiral should be visible in images of other observers. With my modest equipment I see …

Mar 18, 2024 · Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks on March 5, 2024 exhibits a highly developed and dynamic ion tail with several filaments and jets extending beyond the nearly 2 degrees in …

Jun 7, 2024 · Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, also known as the devil comet, recently made its closest approach to Earth for more than 70 years. During this close encounter, astrophotographers …

23 hours ago · Based on that photo, SWAN25F likely has a tail spanning up to 2 degrees across the night sky, Jäger told Live Science. ... —Explosive, green 'devil comet' has hidden spiral …

Jul 20, 2020 · The bright comet NEOWISE had a red tail but is now turning green, and also creating spiral arms of dust around itself.