Mercury's Comet-Like Tail Spotted by Amateur Astronomer

Wednesday, September 22, 2010 - 15:21 in Astronomy & Space

Two NASA satellites peering at the sun have snapped photos of Mercury's long, comet-like tail, and it took an interested amateur to bring the pictures to light.

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