Comet 46P/Wirtanen - Press Reports

Newspaper Articles and Press Reports

Around the time of close approach, there were a lot of reports in the news about comet Wirtanen. Here are links to a number of them.

Publication	Date	Article
Big Island News	24 Dec 2018	View Of Christmas Comet Wirtanen Captured
Science news	24 Dec 2018	ALMA Takes Close Look at Comet 46P/Wirtanen
NASA Press release	20 Dec 2018	NASA Telescopes Take a Close Look at the Brightest Comet of 2018
NRAO Press release	20 Dec 2018	ALMA Gives Passing Comet Its Close-up
UA News	20 Dec 2018	UA Researcher Captures Rare Radar Images of Comet 46P/Wirtanen
CNET	20 Dec 2018	NASA telescopes snap Christmas comet, the brightest of 2018
Keck Observatory press release	19 Dec 2018	Comet Hunters Successfully Observe Wirtanen With Newly Modernized Instrument At W. M. Keck Observatory
New York Times	15 Dec 2018	A Bright Green 'Christmas Comet' Will Fly the Closest to Earth in Centuries
Space.com	15 Dec 2018	How to See Ghostly Green Comet 46P/Wirtanen Fly by Earth This Weekend
Washington Post	14 Dec 2018	The year's brightest comet will zip past Earth this weekend and may be visible to naked eye
WBHM	14 Dec 2018	Comet Passing is "Space Mission in Reverse"
Space.com	13 Dec 2018	Geminid Meteor Shower and Shining Comet 46P/Wirtanen Star in Slooh Webcast: How to Watch
Forbes	11 Dec 2018	Comet Wirtanen Will Streak To Within 7 Million Miles Of Earth Next Weekend