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Image credit: Gianluca Masi, Virtual Telescope Project, Background: NASA, ESA and the Hubble Heritage (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration. Created by Anthony Wood in Canva.
Tune in on November 24 to see live telescopic views of the fracture comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS), which recently broke into several large pieces after a close encounter with the Sun.
The Live streamcourtesy of the Virtual Telescope Project, begins November 24 at 10:00 p.m. EST (03:00 GMT November 25) and will feature live views of C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) from the organization’s robotic telescopes in Manciano, Italy, weather permitting.
Comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) was spotted as he raced towards it the sun on May 24, 2025 and probably dates from Oort cloud – a frozen shell made up of billions of icy bodies surrounding and surrounding Solar system.
The comet reached perihelion, its closest approach to the sun, on October 8, when it passed just 31 million miles (50 million kilometers) from our star. On the night of November 11, astronomers observed the object dramatically broken into at least three large pieces, probably due to the intense heating at which it was absorbed Perihelionwhich may have undermined the structural stability of its central core.
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Comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) is unrelated to the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, which was confirmed in July to be only the third body to visit our solar system. The common name “ATLAS” arises from the fact that both NASA-funded research facilities were found Final alarm system for an asteroid impact on Earth (ATLAS) program.
The broken comet is currently too dim to be seen with the naked eye, but can still be spotted near the famous comet’s stars using a small backyard telescope Big wagon Asterism in the constellation Ursa Major, or captured in long exposure photography! Astrophotographers should check out our detailed guide how to image cometsalong with our roundups of the best lenses and cameras for capturing the night sky and the best deals available ahead Black Friday 2025.
Editor’s note: If you join Space.com readers in capturing an image of Comet K1 ATLAS, please send your photos, comments, and name and location to spacephotos@space.com.
