NASA Reportedly Releases Images of Comet ISON
Supposed to be "comet of the century"
According to a news release from the University of Arizona's HiRISE project, NASA has released the first HiRISE images of comet ISON, the so-called "comet of the century." Last Sunday, the space agency's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) positioned itself to aim its High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment camera at ISON, as the comet zoomed by Mars on its journey into the inner Solar System.
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Why do you say reportedly? Is there some question as to whether they did release images of the Comet? Is it because the Nasa website is shut down and the news can't be confirmed?