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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 19 Dec 2013

    Yup. Comet ISON croaked. You would have too, if you were made of ice and you buzz-cut the Sun. http://1.usa.gov/JLwVFd 

    7:38 AM - 19 Dec 2013
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      1. Sun Viewer‏ @SunViewer 19 Dec 2013
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        .gif! RT:“@neiltyson: Yup. Comet ISON croaked. You would have too, if you were made of ice and you buzz-cut the Sun. http://1.usa.gov/JLwVFd ”

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      1. Rob Pivarnik‏ @Kinravip 19 Dec 2013
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        @neiltyson I choose to believe it went back to 1986 for some humpback whales.

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      1. Nick Riemann‏ @scimann 9 Jan 2014
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        @neiltyson We are looking for a space night for our school where we can look at the cosmos. Any celestial events coming up for Western CAN?

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      1. LORI COURTNEY MARIE  📚 🐻 🍀 ❄️ 🏆 🎉 🌎 🌹 🔥 ⭐️‏ @lcoco37 20 Dec 2013
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        @neiltyson Gorgeous

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      1. MartinMarcusMichelle‏ @MarMarMich 20 Dec 2013
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        @neiltyson Totally, totally awesome video

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      1. Linda Cox Berdeaux‏ @LindaBerdeaux 20 Dec 2013
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        @neiltyson :D

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      1. James Herrell‏ @luckyduck314 19 Dec 2013
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        @neiltyson So... Life most likely on Earth-sized planets in habitable zone around sun-like stars? #nobelprize

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      1. Bradley Keeney‏ @TheHokiestPokey 19 Dec 2013
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        @neiltyson I wouldn't do much better made of meat.

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      1. Pat OV 40‏ @patov40 19 Dec 2013
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        @neiltyson Thanks for sharing Dr. T. That was pretty darn cool.

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      1. carl lewandowski‏ @ccrl_ 19 Dec 2013
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        @neiltyson :(

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      1. Lars Wolter‏ @PokerAnimist 19 Dec 2013
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        @neiltyson amazing footage!

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      1. what the heck‏ @sharkboyfaith 19 Dec 2013
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        @neiltyson Noooo! I actually liked that comet :( I was going to take ISON on a date ISOON

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      2. Nathan For Your Thoughts‏ @TheNathanB 19 Dec 2013
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        @neiltyson @weirdmedicine If it didn't have enough slingshot momentum to break the sun's gravity whole, it ain't doing it in pieces. Wrong?

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      3. Doctor Steve‏ @weirdmedicine 19 Dec 2013
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        @TheNathanB it didn't plunge into the Sun is merely grazed it. Tidal forces may have ripped into shreds.

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      4. Nathan For Your Thoughts‏ @TheNathanB 19 Dec 2013
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        @weirdmedicine The pic @neiltyson posted looks like it tried to escape, but didn't have enough mass left after it's perihelion & succumbed.

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      5. Doctor Steve‏ @weirdmedicine 19 Dec 2013
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        @TheNathanB interesting! It was a Sun grazer though, so it may have evaporated, but would not "plunge in"

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      6. Nathan For Your Thoughts‏ @TheNathanB 19 Dec 2013
        Replying to @weirdmedicine

        @weirdmedicine Right. Didn't mean to steal your thunder by butting into your question to Neil. If you get him to answer, you got me beat.

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      7. Doctor Steve‏ @weirdmedicine 19 Dec 2013
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        @TheNathanB no worries bro we're all just having fun

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