A rare sungrazing comet is about to make an extreme flyby in April

National Geographic: Chris Mihos, professor of astronomy at the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted extensively for a story about a rare comet flying close to the sun. Well, closer than usual—within 100,000 miles. “Comet C/2026 A1 is a little bit special in the sense that of all the Kreutz-class comets that have been identified, it was discovered farthest from the Sun,” he said. “In other words, we can watch it coming in and see how it behaves as it gets nearer and nearer to the Sun.”