A comet, dubbed C/2025 K1 (ATLAS), spectacularly broke apart into three huge chunks — and anybody with an eight-inch telescope or bigger can catch the resulting fireworks show for the next several weeks, according to Sky & Telescope. K1/ATLAS originated from within the furthest stretches of the solar system, and not interstellar space. K1/ATLAS originated in the Oort Cloud, according to Sky & Telescope, a region that surrounds our solar system, made up of icy objects. It slingshot itself into the inner solar system, making its closest approach to the Sun on October 8. This is far from the first time a comet has broken apart while traveling through the solar system.