<p>In September 1999, the Lincoln Near Earth Asteroid Research (LINEAR) project discovered a comet – Comet C/1999 S4, or Comet LINEAR – on a course for the Sun. Its unusual behavior drew attention: By July 5-7 of the following year, the Hubble Space Telescope had watched a piece of its crust blow off as if<a class="more-link" href="https://www.astronomy.com/today-in-the-history-of-astronomy/july-26-2000-comet-linear-disintegrates/">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">"July 26, 2000: Comet LINEAR disintegrates"</span></a></p>
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In September 1999, the Lincoln Near Earth Asteroid Research (LINEAR) project discovered a comet – Comet C/1999 S4, or Comet LINEAR – on a course for the Sun. Its unusual behavior drew attention: By July 5-7 of the following year, the Hubble Space Telescope had watched a piece of its crust blow off as ifContinue reading “July 26, 2000: Comet LINEAR disintegrates”
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