* The Sun's Gravity: The Sun's immense gravity dominates its surroundings. Any object, including meteors, that gets close enough to the Sun will be pulled in by its gravity.
* The Sun's Atmosphere: The Sun has a vast, hot atmosphere called the corona. As an object approaches the Sun, it encounters the corona. The friction caused by the corona's heat and the Sun's gravitational pull would vaporize the meteor before it could even reach the Sun's surface.
So, what happens to meteors near the Sun?
* Vaporization: Most meteors burn up completely before they reach the Sun.
* Sun's Gravity: Some may be pulled into the Sun's corona, where they are vaporized or incorporated into the Sun's plasma.
In essence, meteors don't strike the Sun because they are destroyed by its extreme heat and gravity before they can reach the surface.
