Wednesday, February 06, 2013

A Possible Naked-eye Comet in March


Source - NASA Science News for Feb. 6, 2013

A comet falling in from the distant reaches of the solar system could become a naked-eye object in early March. This is Comet Pan-STARRS's first visit to the inner solar system, so surprises are possible as its virgin ices are exposed to intense solar heating for the first time.

The complete article can be found here: http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2013/06feb_panstarrs/

A companion video is posted below and can also be viewed at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZlenAvqLCI




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