On January 8, 2026, Comet 24P/Schaumasse reaches perihelion — its closest point to the Sun. At this distance, solar heat causes surface ices to sublimate, releasing gas and dust that form a coma and tail. The comet is not burning, not changing the Sun, and poses no danger to Earth. Its glow comes from sunlight reflecting off dust and from ionized gases reacting to solar radiation — all explained by known physics. This is a predictable, measurable event: a small icy body following its calculated