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Comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS) could be 2026's brightest – and this Saturday it faces either death or glory

This Saturday, the comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS) will pass within around 160,000 kilometers of the surface of the Sun. There’s a ...

A rare sungrazing comet is about to make an extreme flyby in April

If C/2026 A1 (MAPS) survives its close encounter with the sun, it could blaze brightly enough to be seen from Earth.

A big comet could brighten the sky in April — if it survives a dance with the sun

We now know that all these bright comets from the last two millennia — the Kreutz sungrazing family — share a common origin.
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Watch comet C/2026 A1 plunge toward the sun online this week

Comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS) belongs to a rare group of sungrazing comets.
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Will comet MAPS survive its fiery solar encounter on April 4?

Comet MAPS is about to face its ultimate test as it sweeps just 101,000 miles above the sun's surface.
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Astronomer reveals first look at Comet 3I/ATLAS as it reappears from behind the sun

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NASA captures a comet reversing its spin direction for the first time ever

A small comet, named 41P, shocked scientists by suddenly reversing its spin, driven by uneven jets of gas near the Sun.
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A new comet was just discovered. Will it be visible in broad daylight?

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