Death-Diving Comet Plunges Into Sun | Video

The NASA/ESA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory captured what is thought to be the Kreutz sungrazer comet's final moments. It was most likely vaporized on closest approach on Sept. 16th. 2015.

[hugacreeper]

The comet just wanted a warm hug because it's so cold out there

[GengoNoTabi]

Okay, there are an incredible number of flashes all occurring everywhere around this image. Is this all orbiting bodies? Is the area in this proximity to the sun just packed with plunging and orbiting material?!?!

[ajtronic]

He done messed up.

No seriously. Also, was there a smaller fragment preceding it?

[Echodonut]

No little comet! Don't do it!

You had so much to live for...

[carterscustomrods]

I'm just here to read the crazy comments that will claim this is an alien war ship and that it is using the sun as a wormhole to go to other portions of the cosmos. Those are some of the funniest things on the internets.

[TulioSounds]

Are all the other specs also comets / asteroids?
if so, are they mostly from debree reaching earth's atmosphere, or are they spread all over the distance between the earth and the sun?

[erdalea]

That was Goku's attempt to Strike the sun with a kamehame wave lol

[Mia-lnzs]

Isn't that comet traveling ridiculously fast?

[voeimasoner]

that was a TIE figther returning home to the new Death star, dont belive the sun hype!

[ChelenieHoward]

the sun is a space station for other beings. There are beings who live in the Sun

[mossy]

I would of thought it would burn up before getting anywhere near to the sun.

[Aleziss]

isn't it a UFO returning home instead ?

[WheresMyBlanket]

First! And Damn, that was intense-ish.

[yajhernandez]

Kinda resembles 9/11 in a metaphorical stance.