https://apnews.com/article/headless-halloween-comet-8325a6a7bf6108b9bb4bd181774d0d6e

A recently discovered comet that some stargazers had hoped to see during Halloween week has disintegrated before the day of ghosts and ghouls.

NASA confirmed Tuesday its sun-observing spacecraft captured the moment when the comet Atlas broke into chunks this week as it passed close to the sun.