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| The brightest comet of the year was swallowed by the Sun |
| 2026-04-06 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited [Regnum] The brightest comet of the year was engulfed by the Sun. This was reported on April 5 by the Solar Astronomy Laboratory of the Space Research Institute (IKI) of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The organization noted that comet C/2026 A1 disappeared yesterday around 2:30 PM Moscow time and never returned to the field of view of space observation equipment. "This means that the celestial body no longer exists—it has been absorbed by the Sun, becoming part of it," the institute reported on its Telegram channel. According to their data, the comet's volatiles dispersed in the solar corona, and large rock fragments fell onto the star's surface. On March 31, scientists at the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IKI RAS) recorded record-breaking luminosity from comet C/2026 A1. The day before, this celestial body, estimated to be billions of years old, officially became the brightest object for Earth-based observers. The institute noted that Russians may witness an explosion from its destruction near the Sun in early April. |
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