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ISON seems to have survived close call with sun

Conflicting reports of comet's fate come in hours after flyby

SUNGRAZER  Comet ISON approaches and departs from the sun in a time-lapse image from the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory.

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By Gabriel Popkin

- More than 2 years ago

Comet ISON seems to have emerged from its brush with the sun diminished but intact. The comet’s closest approach, known as perihelion, occurred during the afternoon of Thanksgiving Day.