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Sungrazing Comet Disappears

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Comets
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A sungrazer approached the Sun and then disappeared

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VAPORIZED! ONE LESS COMET

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SpaceWeather.com Download time: Jan 22 2010 8:12 AM ET

As expected, yesterday's sungrazing comet discovered by STEREO did not survive its close encounter with the sun. One cosmic snowball went in--none came out. The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) made this movie of the death plunge.

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