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Comet Lovejoy was only discovered in late November, but it’s had quite a ride. It was quickly determined to be a Sun-grazer, the kind of comet that plunges down very close to the Sun in its orbit. The date of this solar close encounter: yesterday! That’s a shot of it using SOHO, a solar observatory Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : DiscoverMagazine Discovery Date : 15/12/2011 22:07 Number of articles : 3
