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Scientists: No Sign of Comet after Trip around the Sun

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Scientists say the comet ISON's five-million-year journey from the far reaches of the solar system has apparently ended in a one-way trip around the sun.Astronomers say ISON and its long, bright tail passed just 1.2 million kilometers from the surface of the sun at 1837 UTC on Thursday. A fleet of solar telescopes found no trace of the comet emerging from the other side.At its closest point, ISON -- traveling at 350 kilometers per second -- encountered temperatures estimated at 2,700...

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