Friday, January 13, 2012

Some Comets Like it Hot

Source - NASA Science News for Jan. 12, 2012

Astronomers are still scratching their heads over Comet Lovejoy, which plunged through the atmosphere of the sun in December and, against all odds, survived. The comet is now receding into the outer solar system leaving many mysteries behind.

FULL STORY at http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2012/12jan_cometlovejoy/

A video version of this story is posted below and is also available at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w75lBn1QIaI


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