SOURCE At the moment it is a faint object, visible only in sophisticated telescopes as a point of light moving slowly against the background stars. It doesn’t seem much – a frozen chunk of rock and ice – one of… Read More ›
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Ancients Would Have Called It An Omen, Maybe Even Wormwood: Brightest Comet In Modern Times Coming In 2013
Scientific American Sat, 06 Oct 2012 06:05 CDT File photo As it flares out of the distant Oort Cloud, the newly discovered comet C/2012 S1 (ISON) appears to be heading on a trajectory that could make for one of the most… Read More ›
