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How escaping gases ripped apart a comet and caused it to become thousands of times brighter
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Space.com reports that comet 220P/McNaught brightened suddenly this summer, becoming one of the year's highlights for amateur astronomers. According to the outlet, the brightening was caused by an outburst on the comet that released billions of pounds of dust into space. The headline attributes the event to escaping gases that broke the comet apart and made it thousands of times brighter.
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How escaping gases ripped apart a comet and caused it to become thousands of times brighter
This summer, comet 220P/McNaught burst into life out of nowhere to become one of the year’s highlights for amateur astronomers.
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