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Farting comet seen reversing its spin for the first time ever —‬ and it may soon 'self-destruct'

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A new analysis of archival Hubble Space Telescope photos reveals that a peculiar comet slowed its spin before fully reversing its rotational direction via "outgassing" during a flyby of Earth in 2017.

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Farting comet seen reversing its spin for the first time ever —‬ and it may soon 'self-destruct'

A new analysis of archival Hubble Space Telescope photos reveals that a peculiar comet slowed its spin before fully reversing its rotational direction via "outgassing" during a flyby of Earth in 2017.

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