Solar Orbiter catches a second comet by the tail

Solar Orbiter’s view of Comet Leonard in ultraviolet

For the second time in its mission so far, the ESA/NASA Solar Orbiter spacecraft has flown through the tail of a comet. Predicted in advance by astronomers at University College London, UK, the spacecraft collected a wealth of science data that now awaits full analysis.

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