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The Ison comet passed through the solar atmosphere last Friday 29th of November.
ISON was not visible during its closest approach to the sun, so many scientists thought it had disintegrated. However, material from it appeared some hours later as a white smear heading up and away from the sun.
The question remains whether it is merely debris from the comet, or if some portion of the comet's nucleus survived, but late-night analysis from scientists with NASA's Comet ISON Observing Campaign suggest that there is at least a small nucleus intact.
ISON was not visible during its closest approach to the sun, so many scientists thought it had disintegrated. However, material from it appeared some hours later as a white smear heading up and away from the sun.
The question remains whether it is merely debris from the comet, or if some portion of the comet's nucleus survived, but late-night analysis from scientists with NASA's Comet ISON Observing Campaign suggest that there is at least a small nucleus intact.
