Whoa! Sun-Watching Spacecraft Finds 3,000th Comet
Wednesday, September 16, 2015 - 17:20
in Astronomy & Space
The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO), a joint effort of NASA and the European Space Agency, spotted comet number 3,000 on Sunday (Sept. 13). The landmark discovery was pulled out of SOHO's database by Worachate Boonplod of Thailand.