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30 November 2013
Is Ison The Phoenix of Comets??
Just when everyone thought that little of it survived its high speed solar dive…. Stay tuned! More from NASA here.
29 November 2013
Solar Oven Melts Comet Ison
No Christmas comet it seems. NASA satellites (including SOHO) show Ison breaking apart and dimming as it approached the Sun today. Update 04:10 GMT Friday: There seems to be some indication that at least part of the comet survived. The most definitive word on it as of now is here: http://www.isoncampaign.org/karl/schroedingers-comet