Comets: The Wanderers of the Solar System

Leonid Yelenin’s book immerses the reader in humanity’s millennia-long journey of learning about comets, the Solar System’s most mysterious and beautiful objects. You will witness the fascinating story of unraveling the mystery of these celestial wanderers, progressing from their perception as terrible divine omens to the investigation of comets by space probes that have helped us understand their true nature. You will learn about the stories of the world’s most renowned comet hunters and how new comets are discovered today. You might even be inspired to try finding one of these mop-headed celestial wanderers yourself. Additionally, the book explores comets’ role in the origin of life on Earth and seeks to answer the question of whether they pose any danger to our planet today.

Moscow: Bombora, 2024.