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How escaping gases ripped apart a comet and caused it to become thousands of times brighter (opens Space.com)

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This summer, comet 220P/McNaught burst into life out of nowhere to become one of the year’s highlights for amateur astronomers.

Photo from Space.com: How escaping gases ripped apart a comet and caused it to become 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.