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Bright comet caught recklessly racing toward the sun – MSN Money
A sungrazer comet announced itself shortly before being vaporized.
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Artist’s depiction of a comet flying through the inner solar system. NASA/SOFIA/Lynette Cook
An unnamed comet embarked on a bold but ultimately self-destructive mission as it was seen careening on a collision course with the sun.
Images from the US Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) and NASA’s Solar and Heliospheric Observatory captured the so-called sungrazer comet practicing its namesake close approach to our star.
Calculations of the comet’s trajectory estimated it wou…
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