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2013 Comet Awards Announced

  • Comet ISON was discovered by two amateur astronomers in 2012. Despite high anticipation, it fizzled and broke apart while making its first pass around the Sun.

    Comet ISON was discovered by two amateur astronomers in 2012. Despite high anticipation, it fizzled and broke apart while making its first pass around the Sun.

    Adam Block/Mount Lemmon SkyCenter/University of Arizona

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