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Scientists Unravel Sun's Mysteries Using Comet Lovejoy's Tail 'Wiggles'
Comet Lovejoy made a wall of fame all of its own after successfully sailing through the Sun’s hot atmosphere in 2011, coming within 87,000 miles of its surface and emerging intact. Now, some two years later, astronomers reveal in a study published in the journal Science how, in watching the hurtling ice ball as it grazed the Sun, they were able to discover new insights about the solar magnetic field.
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