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Comet Lovejoy spotted plunging toward fiery doom

The comet Lovejoy has been snapped by ESA and NASA’s SOHO spacecraft merrily continuing on its path to obliteration in the Earth’s sun.

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Lovejoy, first spotted on December 2, is on a course to plunge destructively towards, but not quite into, the Sun later on today, as its icy body disintegrates in the Sun’s heat.

The comet will pass around 140,000 km above the solar surface, where it will be unable to withstand the temperatures. via The Register

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