A comet has just been vaporized by the sun and we have seen it on Earth

There is not much that can survive direct contact with the sun. As a white boy living in Australia, I understand him better than anyone.

But even the comets are shredded, as this video posted by Karl Battans, PhD student in computer science studying comets, asteroids, the sun and the space weather.

"Total vaporization." It's quite interesting. But in the following tweets, Battams explained that these comets did not necessarily hit the sun. They do not need it – just as they get closer, they're just dust. Which is completely terrifying.

People often ask me if these comets hit the sun. The answer is "no", for two reasons:
1. Their orbit does not cross the Sun, but about 700,000 km above the solar surface.
2. By the time he was close to the Sun, there was nothing left of anything but dust

– Karl Battams (@SungrazerComets) August 17, 2019

"There is nothing tangible except the dust."

Sensational.