NASA’s Hubble Unexpectedly Catches Comet Breaking Up

https://science.nasa.gov/missions/hubble/nasas-hubble-unexpectedly-catches-comet-breaking-up/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nn202611 In a fortunate twist of timing, the Hubble Space Telescope has captured a comet in the act of breaking apart—an extraordinarily unlikely event to witness in real time. The comet, K1, whose full name is C/2025 K1 (ATLAS), wasn’t even the original target of the Hubble study.