SMRTR Science & EngineeringMar 31, 2026Science News

A comet may have flipped its spin and entered into a death spiral

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Comet 41P reversed its rotation direction in 2017 when escaping gases stopped and flipped its spin. The comet now spins faster backward and will likely tear apart from centrifugal forces.

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