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Comet Conundrum: Comet 17P/Holmes Keeps Getting Bigger 2007-11-27 02:02:48 (144 weeks ago) Posted By: Intellpuke (Read 2484 times || 0 comments) The comet 17P/Holmes has astronomers scratching their heads in confusion. The heavenly body just keeps getting bigger - and is now twice the diameter of our sun. Comets, of course, are no rarity. And it seems like every couple of years or so, one becomes big and bright enough that it can easily be seen from Earth. But the behavior of 17P/Holmes has mystified both hobby astronomers and professionals around the globe. Rather than shrinking as it gets farther from the sun as most comets do, this one just keeps getting bigger and brighter. At the beginning of the week, the cloud of dust and gas surrounding the comet's core - called the coma - had already grown larger than the sun. Now, just a few days later, the coma's diameter is twice that of the sun - the dust cloud measures some 2.7 million kilometers across whereas the sun is just 1.39 million kilometers across. And there is no sign that it is finished. "The comet is now a long ways away, but the dust cloud is still growing," Dr. Maciej Mikolajewski from the Torun Center for Astronomy at Nicolaus Copernicus University told SPIEGEL ONLINE. "It's the first time I've ever seen such a thing. I've never seen such a bright comet in my life." (story continues below) Your Ad Here Make a donation today to remove the advertisments! This Story Has Been Archived. To read the full story in the archives, please make a donation. Log In Now Admin Functions Edit Story Email To A Friend Email this story to a friend: Your Name: Their Email:   Related Stories (βeta) NASA Prepares 'Deep Impact' Project 2005-01-03 04:46:10 (Score: 57) Prime Time For Comet Watching 2007-01-10 16:03:47 (Score: 57) NASA Probe Collides With Comet 2005-07-04 13:29:42 (Score: 52) Stardust May Be The Basis Of Life On Earth 2006-12-20 00:11:24 (Score: 49) NASA Capsule Returns To Earth 2006-01-15 11:20:49 (Score: 46) Comet Samples Surprise NASA Scientists 2006-03-14 00:10:55 (Score: 44) Annual Leonid Meteor Shower Begins 2004-11-16 15:06:27 (Score: 42) New Scar Reveals Jupiter Struck By Comet 2009-07-21 06:47:52 (Score: 41) Phial Of Red Fluid Could Be First Proof Of Alien Life 2006-03-05 00:14:25 (Score: 39) Discovery By Stardust Probe In Wild 2 Comet Suggests Life On Earth Began In Space 2009-08-18 16:29:51 (Score: 39) Perseid meteors promise free firework show 2004-08-10 04:08:23 (Score: 37) Space Dust May Help Answer Where We Came From 2007-10-10 15:45:14 (Score: 37) Meteor 'Fireball' Lights Up Australian Sky 2006-11-28 03:41:31 (Score: 35) More Bad News For Downgraded Pluto 2007-06-14 23:12:28 (Score: 34) Operation "Orbit Comet" at Ft. Bragg 2004-06-20 01:21:20 (Score: 31)   Readers Comments Add your own comment. (Anonymous commenting now enabled.)

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