Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks Taken by Jan Erik Vallestad on March 9, 2024 @ Norway (Spaceweather.com Realtime  Image Gallery)

SPACEWEATHER.COM NEWS: 03/12/2024

THE SPIRAL CORE OF COMET 12P: Around the world, astronomers are monitoring Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks as it approaches the sun for a close encounter in April. Most cameras are focused on the comet’s magnificent tail, which is growing longer every night. Norwegian astronomer Jan Erik Vallestad decided instead to take a closer look at the comet’s core–and there he found a spiral:

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