The comet K1, whose full name is C/2025 K1 (ATLAS), was captured fragmenting into at least four pieces — with the shards surrounded by a "fuzzy envelope of gas and dust" that envelops the comet's icy nucleus, NASA announced Wednesday. NASA’s Hubble telescope captured an “extraordinarily” rare moment of a comet exploding into fragments, the space agency said. The comet K1, whose full name is C/2025 K1 (ATLAS), was caught fragmenting into at least four pieces between Nov. 8 and Nov.... [2362 chars]
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