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A new comet was just discovered. Will it be visible in broad daylight?

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par Jonti Horner, Professor (Astrophysics), University of Southern Queensland

A newly discovered comet has astronomers excited, with the potential to be a spectacular sight in early April.

C/2026 A1 (MAPS) was spotted by a team of four amateur astronomers with a remotely operated telescope in the Atacama desert on January 13.

It quickly became apparent the newly discovered object was a member of a group called the Kreutz sungrazing comets. These include many…

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