Nasa’s Hubble telescope accidentally captures moment comet breaks up in real time

This series of images from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope of the fragmenting comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) was taken over the course of three consecutive days – November. 8, 9, and 10 last year (Picture: NASA/Cover Media)

NASA astronomers struck it lucky after the Hubble Space Telescope observed a comet in the act of disintegrating completely by chance.

The event was one that scientists believed they were unlikely to witness in real time.

And it was even more extraordinary as researchers had intended to observe a different comet...