How the Universe Works

Comets - Frozen Wanderers

S02E06 - Airdate: 2012-08-15

* 8.4/10

Runtime: 60 min

Following the journey of a comet from its beginning as cosmic detritus floating around the outer limits of the solar system to the outgassing process as the comet approaches the sun. Watch the movement of a comet as it evolves from a chunk of ice and rock into an active nucleus engulfed in a gaseous haze.

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