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Title: A Possible Naked-eye Comet in March‏
Post by: Dingo on February 07, 2013, 11:40:30 AM
NASA Science News for Feb. 6, 2013

A comet falling in from the distant reaches of the solar system could become a naked-eye object in early March. This is Comet Pan-STARRS's first visit to the inner solar system, so surprises are possible as its virgin ices are exposed to intense solar heating for the first time.

FULL STORY: http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2013/06feb_panstarrs/ (http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2013/06feb_panstarrs/)

VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZlenAvqLCI (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZlenAvqLCI)