Comet Atlas is crumbling, but another is already brightening skywatchers’ nights
Comet Swan as seen from Australia. Ernesto Guido/Telescope Live At the moment a promising comet is fading, a newly discovered cosmic snowball has been spotted in an outburst phase, giving us a bright new distraction from dark days here on planet Earth. When it it went through a period of rapid brightening in March, Comet…
Stunning ‘Atlas of Area’ Smashes the Book View of the Planetary...
This map of the solar system shows the precise orbital patterns of 18,000 celestial objects, thanks to data from NASA and other public archives. Credit: Eleanor Lutz/TabletopWhale.com In most maps of the solar system, you can expect to see the eight canonical planets (plus whatever Pluto is at the moment) trailing the fiery orange sun…
