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Reports are starting to come in that Comet Lovejoy is fading rapidly, which isn’t too surprising. As it gets farther from the Sun it gets colder, and the ice on its surface doesn’t turn into gas quite ...

You would have been very optimistic if, before Comet Lovejoy's apparent suicidal near-miss of the sun's surface, you'd placed a bet on the icy interloper's survival. But if you did, you'd be laughing ...

Comet Siding Spring will sweep past Mars in October, then follow other recent comets around the sun and back into deep space. Related Article Comet Lovejoy 2013 Comet PanStarrs Comet ...

Although spectacular comets have been rare recently, a steady stream of more modest ones has kept our observing juices flowing. Case in point: Comet Lovejoy (C/2014 Q2), which races north in late ...