Comet ISON has close encounter with sun
1,695 views · Published 29 November 2013 · 2:26 · Indexed 14 November 2026
Channel: CBS Evening News · 2013 · News & Politics
Astronomers all over the world kept a close eye on the Comet ISON to see if it would survive an expected close encounter with the sun. NASA scientists say it doesn't look good for the comet. Some recent images seem to hint a bit of the comet's dust tail may have survived. Lee Cowan reports.
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