The Sun Swallows a Comet

Space Weather News for Aug. 3, 2016 http://spaceweather.com https://www.facebook.com/spaceweatherdotcom THE SUN IS SWALLOWING A COMET: One of the brightest sungrazing comets of the last 20 years is plunging toward the sun and vaporizing furiously. The icy visitor from the outer solar system may only have hours left to "live." Visit http://spaceweather.com for photos and updates. Remember, Spaceweather.com is now on Facebook! Coronagraphs onboard the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) caught the comet plunging toward the sun on Aug. 3rd. http://spaceweather.com Share Tweet Forward Copyright © 2016 Spaceweather.com, All rights reserved. You are subscribed to the Space Weather mailing list, a free service of Spaceweather.com Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list