Rapid Changes in Lovejoy Comet's Tail Observed
Friday, March 6, 2015 - 11:50
in Astronomy & Space
A team of astronomy researchers from Stony Brook University, the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, and Tsuru University are the first to reveal clear details about the rapidly changing plasma tail of the comet C/2013 R1 (Lovejoy). The observation and details behind the discovery are published in a paper in the March 2015 edition of the Astronomical Journal.