In 1965, sungrazing Comet Ikeya-Seki became as bright as a 1st quarter moon. Unfortunately, Battams said the chances of the comet surviving its close passage of the Sun are extremely low ...

As the newly discovered Ikeya-Seki comet makes its rendezvous with the sun, it will curve high above the northern sky in one of the most spectacular celestial shows of the century. In the U.S ...