Oct 30 2024SCIENCE
The Sun's Scorching Encounter: Comet 2024 S1's Fiery Fate
Imagine a comet zipping through the cosmos and suddenly getting too close to the Sun. That's exactly what happened to Comet 2024 S1 ATLAS on October 28, 2024. This comet, discovered in Hawaii by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Laser Alert System (ATLAS) project, was initially mistaken for an asteroid. As it hurtled toward the Sun, NASA's Solar and Heliospheric Observ...
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