Comets, with their long, beautiful, bright tails of ice, are some of the most spectacular sightings in the night sky. This was most apparent when Comet NEOWISE passed by Earth in the summer of 2020, dazzling viewers from all over the planet while being mainly visible in the northern hemisphere. Even though the sky might … Continue reading 'ESA Gives Green Light on its Comet Interceptor Mission'
Artist’s concept of interstellar object1I/2017 U1 as it passed through the solar system after its discovery in October 2017. The aspect ratio of up to 10:1 is unlike that of any object seen in our own solar system. , the European Space Agency ‘adopted’ plans for a mission to visit a pristine comet or other interstellar object just starting its journey into the inner solar system and was appropriately named Comet Interceptor.
The purpose of the mission is to scrutinize a comet that has spent little time in the inner solar system or is possibly visiting it for the first time. Whilst Rosetta’s target hailed from the rocky Kuiper Belt just beyond Neptune, Comet Interceptor’s could originate from the vast Oort Cloud, over a thousand times further from the Sun.
“The adoption of Comet Interceptor builds upon the breakthroughs of our visionary Giotto and Rosetta missions, accelerating us towards next-level comet science,” says Günther Hasinger, ESA’s Director of Science. “It will keep European scientists at the forefront of cometary research and position ESA as a leader in this exciting field.”
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