A comet gets destroyed by the sun, data centers endanger the Potomac River, and more science stories

The Artemis II astronauts are settling back into life on Earth, but we're not quite tired yet of hearing about their amazing ...
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NASA’s Hubble telescope spots K1 comet exploding into fragments, space agency says

NASA’s Hubble telescope captured an “extraordinarily” rare moment of a comet exploding into fragments, the space agency said. The comet K1, whose full name is C/2025 K1 (ATLAS), was caught fragmenting ...

NASA Spacecraft Captures Comet Exploding

Images of the space around the sun show the comet approaching the star intact—but only a shower of debris came the other side ...

Watch a Comet Get Torn Apart by the Sun and Become a Headless Ghost

Comet MAPS (C/2026 A1) didn't survive its close encounter with the Sun, ruining its chances of brightening up the night skies ...
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Comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann brightens 100-fold after eruption, releases fossil-like debris

An unexpected explosion has made quite an impact in the realm of space. Comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann, a cryovolcanic celestial body, experienced its largest eruption since 2022 on February 10, 2026, ...
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NASA and ESA say comet maps likely exploded near Sun

Comet MAPS (C/2026 A1) was destroyed during its closest approach to the Sun, leaving behind a ghostly tail and a trail of ...
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WATCH: Comet Crashes Into Sun and Explodes

This video released by NASA shows a small comet crashing into the sun. The video was captured by the European space agency “SOHO” space telescope. The explosion that follows is called “coronal mass ...