NASA Heliophysics Spacecraft Witness Comet’s Demise
Vanessa Thomas
On April 4, comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS) plunged toward the Sun — flying about twice as far from our star as the Moon is from Earth. Comet watchers held their collective breath, waiting to see whether comet MAPS would survive its sweltering passage by the Sun. The SOHO (Solar and Heliospheric Observatory) spacecraft — a joint NASA and ESA […] The post NASA Heliophysics Spacecraft Witness Comet’s Demise appeared first on NASA Science .