Astronomers See How a Centaur Can Become a Comet

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For the first time, the scientific community observes in real time a small, icy celestial body in the solar system developing the characteristic cometary tail, providing the missing link between inactive bodies and comets. The post The birth of a comet: Astronomers record the rare transformation appeared first on in.gr.

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Astronomers have observed how a small frozen body called "centaur", which orbits the Sun beyond Jupiter's orbit, becomes a comet, reports Agerpres. It was for the first time...

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Astronomers, using the James Webb telescope, have observed for the first time the process by which a centaur-class celestial body approaches the Sun and transforms into a comet.