AN UNUSUAL COMET JUST FLEW PAST THE SUN: Astronomers were surprised on Aug. 7th when a triple comet flew past the sun. Cameras onboard the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) captured the flyby, which did not fit the usual pattern of comet fragments dive-bombing our star. Get the full story at Spaceweather.com.
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Above: SOHO photographed this rare triple comet flying past the sun on Aug. 7, 2020.
