The cryovolcanic "centaur" comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann has erupted four times in less than 48 hours, becoming unusually ...

A volcanic comet orbiting within the inner solar system, known as 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann (or 29P), has recently become exceptionally active, erupting four times over a 48-hour span. This burst of ...

A volcanic comet moving around in the inner solar system has suddenly become extremely violent, blasting out four times in 48 hours. Researchers say that the activity has caused it to spew out so ...

The comet blasted off four times within hours and left astronomers wondering about why has it suddenly become so active A volcanic comet moving around in the inner solar system has suddenly become ...

Comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann is a centaur ... Sometimes internal pockets of a particular ice will explode, causing an ice volcano. The dust that is carried into space when this occurs reflects ...

The latest explosions are said to be the largest in more than three years of observations, adding new questions about why and when this volcanic comet explodes. Comet 29P, which is about 60 km in ...

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The eruption poses no threat to aviation, but authorities have issued a gas warning across parts of the Reykjanes Peninsula.