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2013-11-30 Science & Technology

Comet ISON Vanishes as it Circles the Sun

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Posted by Fred 2013-11-30 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 Update via spaceweather.com mailing list:
COMET ISON LIVES: Cancel the funeral. Comet ISON is back from the dead. Yesterday, Nov. 28th, Comet ISON flew through the sun's atmosphere and appeared to disintegrate before the cameras of several NASA and ESA spacecraft. This prompted reports of the comet's demise. Today, the comet has revived and is rapidly brightening. Images and updates at http://spaceweather.com .

Posted by SteveS 2013-11-30 01:32|| 2013-11-30 01:32|| Front Page Top

#2 #1 COMET ISON LIVES

ice ice baby too cold too cold

Posted by Albemarle Johnson4230 2013-11-30 02:38|| 2013-11-30 02:38|| Front Page Top

#3 Oh great! Now we have zombie comets!

Posted by CrazyFool 2013-11-30 06:27|| 2013-11-30 06:27|| Front Page Top

#4 Wonder if it forgot to make the feet-to-meters conversion?

Posted by Pappy 2013-11-30 11:52|| 2013-11-30 11:52|| Front Page Top

#5 Most astronomers had predicted that ISON would not survive the trip.

So, the science was settled.

/sarc off

Posted by Procopius2k 2013-11-30 12:47|| 2013-11-30 12:47|| Front Page Top

#6 The question that needs answering, has the near fly by had any effect on the orbital trajectory? Since most scientists dismissed it's survival, has the significant mass reduction changed the orbital dynamics?

Posted by NoMoreBS 2013-11-30 12:57|| 2013-11-30 12:57|| Front Page Top

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