Cometary Poison Gas Geyser Heralds Surprises
Tuesday, November 2, 2010 - 13:50
in Astronomy & Space
A surge of cyanide gas from the nucleus of Comet Hartley 2 has researchers wondering, what is going on in the core of this small but active comet? Answers are in the offing as NASA's EPOXI mission prepares for a daring flyby on Nov. 4th.