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Hubble unexpectedly catches comet breaking up

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March 19, 2026 β€’ 50 views
Original source: Esa.int
Hubble unexpectedly catches comet breaking up

Comet K1, whose full name is Comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS), had just passed its closest approach to the Sun and was heading out of the Solar System. Though it had been intact just days before, K1 fragmented into at least four pieces while the NASA/ESA Hubble Space …

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