{
  "$type": "site.standard.document",
  "bskyPostRef": {
    "cid": "bafyreiek24wsnetqfnwzkzpfvlftmxeuf3ogsmi34mjgdfph2nmxckw3aq",
    "uri": "at://did:plc:q27hltg3oatmy4g7oio4vbc3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj3ayr7gf332"
  },
  "coverImage": {
    "$type": "blob",
    "ref": {
      "$link": "bafkreibrimifjqjkhumrere3uwmsq4nb7l7zajjr3qeuwfyg4j7isvpdee"
    },
    "mimeType": "image/jpeg",
    "size": 47269
  },
  "path": "/space/comets/rip-comet-maps-watch-the-superbright-sungrazer-become-a-headless-wonder-after-being-ripped-apart-by-the-sun",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-09T14:00:59.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.livescience.com",
  "tags": [
    "Comets",
    "Space",
    "Astronomy"
  ],
  "textContent": "New images show the sungrazer comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS) did not survive its close approach to our home star. Instead, the celestial object briefly turned into a \"headless wonder\" before fully disintegrating.",
  "title": "'RIP, Comet MAPS': Watch the superbright sungrazer become a 'headless wonder' after being ripped apart by the sun"
}