Astronomers are still scratching their heads over Comet Lovejoy, which plunged through the atmosphere of the sun in December and, against all odds, survived. The comet is now receding into the outer solar system leaving many mysteries behind.
FULL STORY at http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2012/12jan_cometlovejoy/
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