Great Comet MAPS Solar Dive on April 4: Will it Survive or Melt?

• Rare "sungrazing" Comet C/2026 A1, also known as MAPS, approaches the Sun for a fiery rendezvous on April 4, 2026.
• Discovered by Alain Maury, Georges Attard, Daniel Parrott, and Florian Signoret, MAPS was spotted further than any sungrazer before.
• Part of the legendary Kreutz family, this 400-meter comet could become the brightest object in years if it survives its close encounter.
• The comet reaches perihelion on April 4, 2026, at 10:23 AM EST, potentially visible from both Southern and Northern Hemispheres.
• Scientists are using advanced tools like the James Webb Space Telescope and SOHO spacecraft to monitor its journey.