Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks and Andromeda galaxy, 2024
Comet 12P/Pons-rooks (blue, center-right) and the Andromeda galaxy (top-right) photographed on 5 March 2024 from Slovakia. It was first discovered in 1812 by Louis Pons, and is Comets are collections of dust and ice that orbit the Sun. As they near the Sun and are warmed they release gas ( As they near the Sun and are warmed they release gas ( outgassing) that forms the tail. by PETR HORALEK/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY
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