Comet Seen Vaporizing in Sun's Atmosphere—A First
Thursday, January 19, 2012 - 17:30
in Astronomy & Space
For the first time, a NASA craft has watched as a "suicide" comet breaks apart in the sun's upper atmosphere.
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