04/07/2026 | News release | Distributed by Public on 04/07/2026 07:57
Comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS) entered the NOAA CCOR-1 instrument field of view over the weekend. The comet does not appear to have survived its close approach to the Sun and likely disintegrated into dust and gas after getting as close as about 100,000 miles from the solar surface.