Death Dive! Comet Plunges into the Sun at Mind-Blowing Speed
Thursday, August 4, 2016 - 13:31
in Astronomy & Space
A comet with a death wish appears to have met a truly fiery end today (Aug. 4) after diving into the sun at a truly jaw-dropping speed 373 miles per second (a whopping 1.34 million mph) to become one of the brightest sungrazing comets ever.