News @yeah_books Aug 1, 2021, 2:00 pm EDT | 1 min read NASA/NRL/STEREO/Karl BattamsSometimes, when you’re in the wrong place at just the right time, something magical can happen. At least that’s what happened when the European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter accidentally passed through a comet’s tail and snapped the jaw-dropping photo up above. The Solar Orbiter was simply minding its own business in its mission to orbit the sun. Meanwhile, comet C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS) broke apart just before it was set to pass near Earth (and be visible in the night sky). A piece of the… Click below to read the full story from How To Geek
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This Spacecraft Accidentally Flew Through a Comet’s Tail and Took a Crazy Photo
