NASA’s Hubble accidentally caught a comet breaking apart in real time

ScienceDaily·Mar 21

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The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a comet breaking apart, with the event reportedly occurring by accident. The comet in question is identified as C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) in some reports. The breakup was witnessed and photographed by the telescope, with images showing the comet fragmenting into pieces.

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