Comet dives into sun as SOHO spacecraft watches

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A Kreutz-group sungrazing comet was vaporized by the Sun on Oct. 15, 2022. The ESA/NASA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory captured footage of its fiery demise.

Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: SOHO (ESA/NASA) / Helioviewer.org | produced & edited by Steve Spaleta (http://www.twitter.com/stevespaleta)