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As it swept near the sun in early December 2011, Lovejoy’s dust tail was completely severed, and afterwards gently floated towards the sun while its head raced on without it. Broadcasting platform : Vimeo Source : EarthSky Blogs Discovery Date : 24/12/2011 23:57 Number of articles : 2
Lovejoy survives encounter with sun and becomes Christmas comet
