Tuesday, 2 June 2015

Alice instrument's ultraviolet close-up provides a surprising discovery about comet's atmosphere

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A close-up of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko by NASA's ultraviolet instrument surprised scientists by revealing that electrons close to the comet's surface -- not photons from the sun as had been believed -- cause the rapid breakup of water and carbon dioxide molecules spewing from the surface.
via Science Daily
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