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Space Shocks: Comet Splits, Hidden Mars Delta, Rocket Booms
Hubble catches a comet crumbling in real time, Perseverance uncovers a buried Mars river delta, and NASA blows up rocket fuel to gauge explosion risks—space science's wild side unpacked.

The Signal
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope just stumbled upon a celestial drama no one planned to watch: comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) tearing itself apart in real time. According to Space.com, Hubble captured this rare breakup, offering astronomers a front-row seat to a comet's violent demise. It's like catching a fireworks show gone wrong—except this one's 500 million miles away and packed with clues about our solar system's icy leftovers.
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