Call it a cosmic holiday miracle. The much-anticipated Comet ISON appeared to disintegrate during its Thanksgiving Day slingshot around the sun Thursday, but something — it seems — may have survived.
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Comet ISON Gets Roasted by Sun and Vanishes, But Did It Survive?
Call it a cosmic holiday miracle. The much-anticipated Comet ISON appeared to disintegrate during its Thanksgiving Day slingshot around the sun Thursday, but something — it seems — may have survived.
. ISON's Dance with the Sun | Space Wallpaper
This time-lapse space wallpaper shows Comet ISON approaching and leaving during its slingshot around the sun — represented by the white circle — on Nov. 28, 2013. The ISON images clearly outline the curve of the comet's orbit path.
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All Eyes on ISON as 'Phoenix' Comet Rises from Ashes
When Russian astronomers detected the 'virgin' Comet ISON in September 2012, the world was hoping for something a little bit special. But no comet is the same and the nature of 'dirty snowballs' is rarely predictable. Continue reading
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Wait! Comet ISON May Live On
It was thought to have died, but now it appears comet ISON lives on to fight another day. In the battle "Fire vs ISON," last night appeared to have declared fire—or the sun—the victor, but new images out this morning show ISON is still intact. In a tweet posted by NASA this morning, new images
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Wait! Comet ISON May Live On
It was thought to have died, but now it appears comet ISON lives on to fight another day. In the battle "Fire vs ISON," last night appeared to have declared fire—or the sun—the victor, but new images out this morning show ISON is still intact. In a tweet posted by NASA this morning, new images
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Comet ISON may have survived
Continuing a history of surprising behavior, material from Comet ISON appeared on the other side of the sun on the evening on Nov. 28, 2013, despite not having been seen in observations during its closest approach to the sun.
. Comet ISON's Ghost Seen By Two Spacecraft | Video
A wispy remnant of the comet survived its whip around the Sun, but is quickly starting to fade from sight. Imagery from NASA/ESA SOHO probe (Nov 30th - Dec 1st) and NASA's STEREO spacecraft (Nov 28th and 29th) are time-lapsed.
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