Help us make Syzygy even better! Tell your friends and give us a review, or show your support on Patreon: patreon.com/syzygypod

Syzygy is produced by Chris Stewart and co-hosted by Dr Emily Brunsden from the Department of Physics at the University of York.

On the web: syzygy.fm | Twitter: @syzygypod

Things we talked about in this episode:

Atlas: comet C/2019 Y4

ATLAS, the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System

Hubble watches Atlas breaking up!

Comets have two tails

Great Comets in history

Comet McNaught in 2007

Comet Hale-Bopp in 1997

Halley’s Comet in 1986