Astronomers have discovered a new sungrazing comet, C/2026 A1, believed to be a fragment of a massive mega-comet that shattered centuries ago. In April 2026, the comet will pass just 120,000 kilometers above the Sun’s surface—an extremely close encounter where its survival is uncertain. If it holds together long enough and breaks apart at the right moment, it could briefly rival Venus in brightness and may even be visible in daylight. Spacecraft like NASA’s Solar and Heliospheric Observatory wil