Solar Orbiter Spacecraft Catches a Second Comet by the Tail - SciTechDaily

For the second time in its mission so far, the ESA/NASA Solar Orbiter spacecraft has flown through the tail of a comet. Predicted in advance by astronomers at University College London, UK, the spacecraft collected a wealth of scientific data that now awaits …
ByEuropean Space Agency (ESA)January 27, 2022 A composite of Comet Leonard images captured December 15-16, 2021, in ultraviolet light by the Metis instrument onboard the ESA/NASA Solar Orbiter space… [+7543 chars] Read More