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Watch comet ATLAS burn up as it flies into the sun (video)
The comet belongs to a family known as Kreutz sungrazers, comets that all follow a similar orbit that takes them very close ...
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How Comet ATLAS fizzled out
W hen comet C/2024 S1 (ATLAS) was first discovered in late September, it was almost immediately identified as a member of the Kreutz family of Sun-grazing comets. But it was highly unusual for a ...
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Update: The Sun Just Crushed The ‘Halloween Comet’ — What To Know
Comet ATLAS S1 is also a Kreutz sungrazer. So far faintly visible only from the Southern Hemisphere, in the mornings after Tuesday, Oct. 29 through Thursday Oct. 31 (Halloween) it could become ...