Comets’ heads can be green, but never their tails. After 90 years, we finally know why
A study has solved a 90-year-old mystery by proving the mechanism by which dicarbon — the chemical that makes some comets’ heads green — is broken up by sunlight. This explains why the vibrant green color never reaches the comet’s tail.
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