Disintegration of a comet observed by UCLA astronomer
Tuesday, April 28, 2020 - 15:40
in Astronomy & Space
In images captured in recent days by the Hubble Space Telescope, UCLA professor David Jewitt observed a comet breaking into more than two dozen fragments. The images are the sharpest views of the death of the fragile comet, called C/2019 Y4. Jewitt estimated that many of the fragments are approximately the size of a house. […]