A breathtaking moment captured by NASA’s STEREO spacecraft — but who is the real STAR here!? In March 2013, STEREO, a spacecraft designed to monitor solar explosions, got photobombed by comet C/2011 L4 Pan-STARRS! On the left, solar material erupts from the Sun, while Earth glows on the right. Then comet Pan-STARRS streaks right through the middle of the shot. We should treasure the interruption, though: This comet won’t be back for another 100,000 years! NASA’s Illuminate: Out-of-this-world ima
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A breathtaking moment captured by NASA’s STEREO spacecraft — but who is the real STAR here!? In March 2013, STEREO, a spacecraft designed to monitor solar explosions, got photobombed by comet C/2011 L4 Pan-STARRS! On the left, solar material erupts from the Sun, while Earth glows on the right. Then comet Pan-STARRS streaks right through the middle of the shot. We should treasure the interruption, though: This comet won’t be back for another 100,000 years! NASA’s Illuminate: Out-of-this-world ima
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