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This Sungrazing Comet May Light Up the Sky in Early April
In January, astronomers scanning the clear, dark skies above Chile’s Atacama Desert noticed something unusual moving slowly against the backdrop of distant stars. What they found was a new comet, officially named C/2026 A1 (MAPS), now racing toward a close encounter with the Sun. If it survives that fiery passage in early April, it may…