It was touted as the "Comet of the Century," drawing in astronomers and enthusiasts for what was tipped to be a spellbinding watch. Discovered in 2012, Comet ISON had embarked on a million-year journey from the distant Oort Cloud, and its approach toward the sun at a perilously close distance offered a rare opportunity to study the ancient remnants of the solar system's formation.

As ISON neared the point closest to the sun, expectations reached fever pitch, with predictions of it becoming visible to the naked eye. However, in a dramatic turn of events, ISON disintegrated, leaving us with a cosmic cliffhanger. Despite its untimely demise, the comet provided valuable insights into the composition of comets and their behaviour when subjected to extreme solar radiation and gravity.