UNUSUAL COMET DIVE-BOMBS THE SUN - Signs of the Times (+ Video) Update Feb. 21, 2015

 Update Feb. 21, 2015

THE COMET IS MUCH BIGGER THAN THEY THOUGHT

Astronomers are puzzling over a comet that passed “insanely close” to the sun on Feb. 19th.

 At first glance it appeared to be a small object, not much bigger than a comet-boulder, doomed to disintegrate in the fierce heat. Instead, it has emerged apparently intact and is actually brightening as it recedes from the sun. 

Unofficially, the comet is being called “SOHO-2875,” because it is SOHO’s 2,875th comet discover

 ”It’s a ‘non-Karl Battams of the Naval Research Lab explains what’s odd about SOHO-2875:group comet,’ meaning that it does not appear to be related to any other comet or comet family that we have on record.”

Read more here: http://spaceweather.com/

These images were taken by the http://helioviewer.org/
 SOHO   http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/data/realtime/realtime-update.html        
 & NASA’s SDO http://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/data/aiahmi/

Image credit: SOHO