Watch: Rare video captures comet breaking apart

Name: Watch: Rare video captures comet breaking apart
Uploaded: 2026-03-21T17:08:56Z
Duration: 19 s
Description: NASA's Hubble Telescope witnessed a comet in the act of breaking apart, captured across a three day span in November 2025. Hubble caught K1 fragmenting into at least four pieces, each with a distinct coma, the fuzzy envelope of gas and dust that surrounds a comet’s icy nucleus.

FWX · Mar 21, 2026 · 19s

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NASA's Hubble Telescope witnessed a comet in the act of breaking apart, captured across a three day span in November 2025. Hubble caught K1 fragmenting into at least four pieces, each with a distinct coma, the fuzzy envelope of gas and dust that surrounds a comet’s icy nucleus.