Changes in comet rotation may be predicted with greater accuracy
Wednesday, September 4, 2013 - 14:30
in Astronomy & Space
(Phys.org) —Planetary Science Institute researchers have discovered a way to predict the changes in the rotational states of comets that could help scientists learn more about the approaching Comet C/2012 S1 (ISON), which will pass by the Sun on Thanksgiving Day and has attracted worldwide interest because it may become sufficiently bright to be seen by the naked eye.