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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
David Unyime Nkanta

Comet C/2025 K1 ATLAS Breaks Apart: New Image Reveals Likely Fragment

C/2025 K1 ATLAS (Credit: X/@forallcurious)

Comet C/2025 K1 ATLAS has officially broken apart after its October passage around the Sun, with astronomers capturing vivid new images showing the comet splitting into several fragments.

The discovery has ignited fresh scientific interest as researchers track the evolving debris cloud, analyse the comet's internal structure, and assess what the break-up reveals about how fragile cosmic bodies respond to extreme solar forces.

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