Tag: comets
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Comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) Fragments in Stunning Gemini North Images
Overview: A Halting, Brilliant Breakup A routine sky survey turned into a dramatic astronomical moment as Comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) visibly fragments in high-resolution footage captured by the Gemini North telescope on Mauna Kea, Hawaii. The images reveal glowing fragments drifting away from a shrinking nucleus, a rare and valuable glimpse into the processes that…
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Comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) Crumbles Apart: Stunning Images
Introduction: A comet’s dramatic fall apart Astronomy enthusiasts and researchers alike were treated to a rare, dramatic view as Comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) shattered into fragments in high-resolution footage captured by the Gemini North telescope atop Mauna Kea, Hawaii. The event, photographed with modern, highly sensitive instruments, offers a unique glimpse into the fragile nature…
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Comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) Crumbles: Hawaii Images Reveal Fragmentation
Overview: a rare split captured from Hawaii In a striking set of high-resolution images, astronomers using the Gemini North telescope atop Mauna Kea in Hawaii recorded Comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) crumbling into multiple fragments as it approached the Sun. The event, visible as glowing shards drifting away from a fading nucleus, offers a spectacular glimpse…
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Inner Fire, Outer Ice: JWST Spots Crystal-Forming Rock Fragments Traveling Through a Young Planetary Disk
New Insight from a Young Star System In a landmark observation, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured evidence that a newborn star can forge crystals in extreme heat and thrust them far into the icy outskirts of its surrounding planet-forming disk. This remarkable finding may illuminate how comets—the icy travelers at the edge…
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JWST Sees Comet-Seeding Crystals Flowing from a Newborn Star’s Disk (Photo)
A Glimpse into a Cosmic Cradle Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have captured a remarkable scene: a young star forging crystals in scorching heat and blasting them toward the chilly fringes of its planet-forming disk. The discovery, described as a first of its kind, could reshape our understanding of how comets—the ancient messengers…
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JWST Reveals Comet-Building Crystals Leaping from Young Star’s Disk
Overview: A startling glimpse into early planet formation In a finding that reads like a cosmic mystery novel, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured a rare process unfolding in a newly born star’s surroundings. Scientists report that blazing heat near the young star forges crystals and then launches them toward the icy outer…
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Webb’s Revelation: Young Sun-like Star Forging Crystals in Its Outer Disk and Ejecting Them toward Comets
Introduction: Unveiling Crystalline Mysteries at the Edge of a New Solar System For decades, scientists have puzzled over a surprising feature in comets: crystalline silicates, crystals that form only under intense heat. These solid gems, found in the cold depths of the outer solar system, have long hinted at dramatic early processes in planetary systems.…
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Webb Detects Crystalline Silicates Flinging from a Young Sun-like Star into Its Outer Disk
Webb unveils a surprising mechanism in a young star’s disk In a landmark discovery, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (Webb) has observed a young, sun-like star actively forging crystalline silicates and ejecting them into its surrounding outer disk. This finding offers a fresh perspective on how the crystals that later appear in comets might form…
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Webb Discovers Young, Sun-Like Star Forging Crystals and Flinging Them into Its Outer Disk
Webb Spots Crystalline Clues in a Young Star’s Disk In a remarkable finding from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have observed a young sun-like star actively forging crystalline minerals and propelling them into its surrounding outer disk. This discovery provides a crucial missing link in understanding why some comets—relics from the solar system’s infancy—contain…
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Comet Wierzchos Buzzes the Sun: Can You See It During Perihelion?
Overview: A Sun-Soaring Visitor Comet C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) is making a dramatic plunge toward the Sun today, January 20, as it reaches perihelion—the closest point to the Sun in its orbit. At this stage, the comet will skim a little over half the Earth-Sun distance from our star, an approach that dramatically heats its ices…