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Sungrazer Comet MAPS Faces Make-or-Break Sun Brush April 4–5

Saturday’s perilous pass will show if MAPS survives.

Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Approaches Dec. 19 Flyby at 270 Million Kilometers

Lyrid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight with Up to 20 Meteors Per Hour

Rare Comet C/2024 G3 Expected to Shine as Bright as Venus

Rare Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS Visible Tonight for First Time in 80,000 Years