Comet C/2025 K1 ATLAS breaking apart into pieces: Gemini North Telescope release images after a closest Sun flyby |
Comet C/2025 K1 ATLAS, a relatively new visitor from the outer solar system, has broken apart after swooping close to the Sun in October 2025. Stunning images captured by the Gemini North telescope in Hawaii show glowing fragments tumbling through space, like shards of icy glass, which observers say is a rare sight. These long-period…