The shocking size of Comet McNaught
Wednesday, April 14, 2010 - 12:14
in Astronomy & Space
Scientists have identified a new candidate for the biggest comet measured to date. Instead of using the length of the tail to measure the scale of the comet, the group have used data from the ESA/NASA Ulysses spacecraft to gauge the size of the region of space disturbed by the comet's presence.