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Suicidal Comets

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You’re not likely to see suicidal comets yourself, but they can be found using the Hubble Space Telescope – these are comets which are destroyed simply by the rays of the sun. The radiation from the sun causes the comet to spin and eventually it spins so fast that it pulls itself apart.