Major Cryovolcanic Eruption on a Comet

Originally posted on Spaceweather.com: Nov. 25, 2022: The British Astronomical Association (BAA) is reporting a new outburst of cryovolcanic comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann. On Nov. 22nd, the comet’s nucleus suddenly brightened by more than 4 magnitudes–a sign that a major eruption was underway. Cryomagmatic debris is now expanding in a shell shaped like Pac-Man: Cai Stoddard-Jones…

Major Cryovolcanic Eruption on a Comet

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