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.
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03.04.2026
The entire Artemis 2 mission is currently taking place under conditions of increased radiation load.
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.
03.04.2026
Comet C/2026 A1, en route to the Sun, entered the field of view of the world's primary coronagraph, the LASCO instrument, 38 hours before its encounter with the Sun. From this point on, the celestial body's fate can be tracked virtually live.