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Brain Post: Comet ISON Survives! – VIDEO

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A day after NASA (& we) announced that comet ISON had been murdered by the sun, it now appears that ISON may have survived it’s trip around the sun. Either way, it came damn close to the sun. NASA: “Continuing a history of surprising behavior, material from Comet ISON appeared on the other side of the sun on the evening on Nov. 28, 2013, despite not having been seen in observations during its closest approach to the sun. This movie shows Comet ISON orbiting around the sun — represented by the white circle — and covers Nov. 27, 2013, 3:30 p.m. EST, to Nov. 29, 2013, […]

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Brain Post: Comet ISON Killed by the Sun Today – VIDEO

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Sad news coming from our solar system today. Comet ISON, a large comet that astronomers were hoping would be so bright it would be easily visible in December 2013, has died. Comet ISON, like Icarus, flew too close to the sun today and was evaporated. This NASA Video show’s the comets final moments as the sun’s gravity pulled it in and consumed it in its entirety. […]

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