Citizen scientist just discovered a new sungrazing comet
Another sungrazing comet has been discovered after last month's C/2024 S1 (ATLAS). Citizen scientist Zesheng Yang found the comet on Wednesday night. Karl Battams, manager of NASA's citizen science ...
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'Halloween Comet' Flies Into Sun's Atmosphere
The comet is one of many sungrazing bodies to venture a bit too close to the Sun for comfort. Astronomers first spotted C/2024 S1 via the University of Hawaii's ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact ...