Debris from the most spectacular comet outburst ever is visible from Earth this month and astronomers hope the observations might shed light on the puzzling event that brightened up the sky in 2007.
In October 2007, comet 17P/Holmes, otherwise spectacular, produced one of the most spectacular cometary flares ever observed. Remnants of the event can be
Debris produced by the most spectacular comet outburst ever observed will be visible from Earth later this month even to amateur telescopes. Here is how to look for it.
Comet 17P/Holmes exploded with the largest known outburst in astronomical history, and its dust has been traveling across space ever since. This year, it will be visible in the heavens above Earth.
The explosion of comet 17P/Holmes was the biggest outburst recorded in astronomical history and the dust from it has been travelling through the cosmos. It will be visible in the skies above Earth this year.