Space rocks: the difference between asteroids, comets, and meteors
The Asteroid Belt, the Edgeworth-Kuiper Belt, nd the Oort Cloud are the motherships.
Tag: comets
Comets have a heavy metal atmosphere
Astronomers have discovered iron and nickel vapour in the atmospheres of comets distant from the Sun and surrounding the interstellar ...
Comet NEOWISE Comes into Focus for a Close-up
The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a stunning close-up image of comet NEOWISE, which recently captured the public’s imagination becoming ...
Ancient carvings show comet struck Earth, triggering mini Ice Age
When you can correlate computer models of comets with carvings from 13 millennia ago -- that's got to feel good.
Comets stink: space probe finds odor of urine, rotten eggs and alcohol
Ever wondered how a comet smells? Well even if you could, you might wish you hadn't: rotten eggs, horse pee, alcohol ...
