The Comet Lovejoy made its sun-grazing pass of the Sun in 2011. By observing this passage, it has allowed scientists to model the Sun magnetic field’s effect on a comet’s tail. The full story is in our sister publication New Scientist. http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn23657-deathdefying-comet-wags-its-tail-during-solar-embrace.html
Sun-grazing comets can give secrets of solar magnetic field
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