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Comet 46P/Wirtanen News
View media coverage of Auburn University's Dr. Dennis Bodewits from the Department of Physics as he shares his research about Comet 46P/Wirtanen, the tenth closest comet to Earth in modern history. Dr. Bodewits is using simultaneous observations from the Hubble Space Telescope, Chandra X-ray Observatory and Neil Gehrels-Swift Observatory to conduct his research.
Read about this unique event. Below are links to the coverage:
Physics Collaboration is Awarded Two Days on the Hubble Space Telescope to Study Comet 46P/Wirtanen (Auburn University)
Comet Wirtanen Will Streak to Within 7 Million Miles of Earth Next Weekend (Forbes)
Comet Passing is “Space Mission in Reverse” (WBHM/NPR)
Hubble Space Telescope Will Track Comet 46P/Wirtanen as it Flies Close by Earth (Space.com)
Facebook Live broadcast of Comet 46P/Wirtanen (Royal Museums Greenwich)
Comet 46P/Wirtanen flyby to be visible with naked eye (euronews)
Physics Collaboration is Awarded Two Days on the Hubble Space Telescope to Study Comet 46P/Wirtanen (COSAM Today)
‘Christmas’ and ‘Rock’ comets to put on a light show (news.com.au)
LCO Builds New Instrument to Study December Comet (Las Cumbres Observatory)
Local News:
Auburn Professor Using Hubble to View Comet (WSFA 12)
Bright 'Christmas comet' will be visible overnight (WSBT 22)
Bright 'Christmas Comet' Will be Visible Overnight (Fox San Antonio)
'Christmas Comet' may be Visible in Orlando with Naked Eye this Weekend (Orlando Sentinel)
Bright 'Christmas Comet' will be Visible Overnight (KTXS 12)
Reblogs:
Hubble Space Telescope Follows Comet 46P/Wirtanen While Flying Directly in Front of the Earth (navva)
Comet 46P in ‘Closest Approach’ to Earth in 20 Years (in-cyprus)
Hubble Space Telescope Follows Comet 46P/Wirtanen While Flying Directly as it Flies Close to Earth (tech2)
Hubble Space Telescope Follows Comet 46P/Wirtanen While Flying Directly as it Flies Close to Earth (vaaju)
Last Updated: 12/19/2018