RIP 'other ATLAS': Watch the doomed comet explode into pieces in incredible new images

RIP 'other ATLAS': Watch the doomed comet explode into pieces in incredible new images

Stunning new photos show the pieces of the "other ATLAS," C/2025 K1, breaking apart in space after the golden comet suddenly exploded earlier this month.

RIP 'other ATLAS': Watch the doomed comet explode into pieces in incredible new images

Comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) Breaks Into Three Pieces Following Close Approach to the Sun

NASA’s fractured comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) dazzled stargazers on Monday night, offering a rare live view of a cosmic object breaking apart after a close encounter with the Sun. The livestream, organised by the Virtual Telescope Project, began at 10 p.m. EST on November 24 (0300 GMT on November 25) and will broadcast telescopic views of the comet’s multiple large fragmen…NASA’s fractured comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) dazzled stargazers on Monday night, o…

Comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) Breaks Into Three Pieces Following Close Approach to the Sun

NASA's fractured comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) dazzled stargazers on Monday night, offering a rare live view of a cosmic object breaking apart after a close encounter with the Sun. The livestream, organised by the Virtual Telescope Project, began at 10 p.m. EST on November 24 (0300 GMT on November 25) and will broadcast telescopic views of the comet's multiple large fragments from Manciano, Italy, weather permitting.