Death Dive! Comet Plunges into the Sun at Mind-Blowing Speed

It is one of the brightest sungrazing comet events in over two decades, one scientist says. Video of the comet's death dive into the sun was captured by the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) between Aug. 2 and Aug. 4. Comets like the one swallowed by the sun are known as Kreutz sungrazers, and are characterized by orbits that take them incredibly close to the sun.