ESA image: Comet ISON's swansong
Monday, December 1, 2014 - 08:50
in Astronomy & Space
Some had hoped comet ISON would be the comet of the century, lighting Earth's skies during the latter months of 2013. Instead, it was barely visible for ground-based observers, but the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) had a ring-side seat to watch its disintegration.