Death Diving Comet Cause Massive Explosion on Sun?

Monday, October 3, 2011 - 06:30 in Astronomy & Space

A sungrazer plummeted to its fiery demise on October 1st and was followed by a massive coronal mass ejection. A similar event occurred in July, drawing speculation that sundiving comets effect the Sun's magnetic field and can trigger eruptions.

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