Comet Hartley 2 emits ice balls, NASA finds
Thursday, November 18, 2010 - 19:30
in Astronomy & Space
Analysis of images taken by the Deep Impact spacecraft shows the comet is spewing chunks of ice, some as large as basketballs, which comes as a surprise to scientists.A team of astronomers announced its first snow Thursday — not due to the approaching winter, but from a spacecraft that observed a peanut-shaped comet spitting fluffy ice balls into space.