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.
Astronomers on Wednesday announced a stroke of cosmic luck: While using the Hubble Space Telescope, they captured imagery of a comet just as it exploded into fragments.
From Nov. 8 to Nov. 10, the comet — known as C/2025 K1 (ATLAS), or more casually ... [1632 chars]