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space26 days ago•74 min saved

ATLAS Comet Splits into Fragments After Near-Sun Flyby, New Telescope Images Show

Two images from Gemini North, taken on Nov. 11 and Dec. 6, 2025, show Comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) breaking into multiple fragments after its October close approach to the Sun, with astronomers noting about three to four pieces—consistent with a fragile, ice-dust nucleus likely originating from the Oort Cloud.

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science5 months ago•2 min saved

Upcoming Comets: Visibility and Sightings This Autumn

Astronomers are monitoring three comets this fall, but only Comet Lemmon (C/2025 A6) might become visible to the naked eye under dark skies, while the others, C/2025 R2 (SWAN) and C/2025 K1 (ATLAS), are too dim for unaided viewing. Comet Lemmon is expected to brighten as it approaches perihelion in November, but visibility depends on its actual brightness, which remains uncertain.

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