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Total solar eclipse reveals tiny new comet moments before it was destroyed by the sun (Live Science - 10th April 2024)


On April 8, just a few hours before the total solar eclipse, an amateur astronomer discovered a small "sungrazer" comet in close proximity to our home star. The newfound object was photographed during totality before disintegrating into nothingness later the same day.

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