During its routine imaging of the universe, the space telescope spotted an unexpected object called C/2025 K1 (ATLAS), or comet K1 for short. Remarkably, Hubble's observations rev ...
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Hubble telescope accidentally captures comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) breaking up after perihelion
The researchers had initially selected a different target for Hubble.
In a stroke of luck, astronomers saw the comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) break into four or five fragments in November after it passed close to the sun.
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