Scientists Say This Comet Will Fall Into the Sun — But What If It Doesn’t?

Описание: Comet C/2026 A1 is expected to fall into the Sun during its close solar approach.
But even a tiny orbital shift could change its trajectory across the inner Solar System.

In most simulations, this sungrazing comet doesn’t survive. As it moves within a few solar radii, extreme heat causes rapid sublimation, structural breakup, and complete disintegration inside the solar corona.

That’s the 90% scenario.

But space physics is sensitive to precision.

When a comet heats unevenly, gas escapes in jets. Those jets act like tiny thrusters. A velocity change of just a few meters per second — almost nothing on cosmic scales — can shift an orbit by millions of kilometers.

If that shift happens at the wrong moment, the comet may not follow the predicted path at all.

In this video, we explain in simple terms:

• Why sungrazing comets usually disintegrate
• How asymmetric outgassing changes orbital mechanics
• Why orbital phase matters more than orbital shape
• How small trajectory changes amplify over distance
• What scientists look for when tracking near-Sun objects
• How the inner Solar System reacts to unexpected disturbances

If comet C/2026 A1 falls into the Sun — nothing unusual happens.

If it doesn’t — the difference won’t be obvious at first.

And that’s where things become interesting.

Watch until the end to understand how realistic that remaining 10% scenario really is — and why certainty in celestial mechanics is never absolute.

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