Friday, December 16, 2011

Comet Lovejoy Plunges into the Sun ... and Survives

Source - NASA Science News for Dec. 16, 2011

Sungrazing Comet Lovejoy has shocked astronomers by surviving its "death plunge" into the sun. Must-see movies of the comet's passage through the sun's atmosphere are featured in today's story from Science@NASA.

FULL STORY at http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2011/16dec_cometlovejoy/

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