Mini-comets within a comet lit up 17P/Holmes during mega-outburst
Tuesday, September 15, 2009 - 19:28
in Astronomy & Space
Astronomers from the University of California, Los Angeles and the University of Hawaii have discovered multiple fragments ejected during the largest cometary outburst ever witnessed. Images and animations showing fragments rapidly flying away from the nucleus of comet 17P/Holmes will be presented by Rachel Stevenson at the European Planetary Science Congress in Potsdam, Germany, on Wednesday 16 September...