Comet Lovejoy: The Sungrazer That Survived

Thursday, May 1, 2014 - 00:30 in Astronomy & Space

Comet C/2011 W3 Lovejoy is a comet on its way to the outer solar system. It survived a close brush with the sun in December 2011. It is one of four comets discovered by amateur astronomer Terry Lovejoy.

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