04.04.2026
As of 12:00 Moscow time, the comet is approximately 5 million kilometers from the Sun. Judging by images from the CCOR-1 space-based coronagraph (the only one transmitting relevant data in recent hours), the comet's nucleus is no longer able to resist the thermal currents and the increasing drag of the solar atmosphere and has begun to disintegrate. Images from the last hour clearly show the separation of the head of the nucleus from the tail.
03.04.2026
The demise of comet C/2026 A1 will likely only be visible via spacecraft. The celestial body's brightness increases as it approaches the Sun, but much more slowly than predicted.
03.04.2026
The number of heavy particles (protons with energies above 10 MeV) in near-Earth space is currently approximately tenfold higher. The increase in particle density is a response to the overall increase in solar activity that began in late March and was recorded almost simultaneously with the launch of the space mission.
