RIP 'other ATLAS': Watch the doomed comet explode into pieces in incredible new images
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Comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS), discovered in May and notable for its rare golden glow caused by unusual lack of carbon molecules, spectacularly broke apart into multiple fragments after passing closest to the sun on October 8. New timelapse images captured by astrophotographer Michael Jäger show the doomed comet's pieces slowly separating following the predicted destruction from intense gravitational strain during its solar flyby.
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