Astronomers find a tailless comet, first of its kind

The new comet, known as C/2014 S3, also-called “Manx” comet, which was discovered in 2014 by the Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System, or Pan-STARRS, is shown in this artist rendering released on April 29, 2016. (Photo Courtesy L. Calçada/ESO/Handout via Reuters)
Astronomers have found a first-of-its-kind tailless comet whose composition may offer clues into long-standing questions about the solar system’s formation and evolution, according to research p