If C/2026 A1 (MAPS) survives its close encounter with the sun, it could blaze brightly enough to be seen from Earth. A newly discovered comet is giving astronomers a rare early look at a high-risk journey toward the sun. First detected on January 13 by French researchers at the AMACS1 observatory in San Pedro de Atacama, Chile, C/2026 A1 (MAPS) is a Kreutz sungraze... [3374 chars]
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