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  NASA's 15-year-old NEOWISE asteroid hunter meets fiery doom by burning up in Earth's atmosphere 

 Microgravity makes water do weird and wonderful things. NASA astronaut Don Pettit took advantage of that fact to create a colorful ball that resembles Jupiter. 

https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8hkRUv8Q5tospge6vKJrP3.jpg

https://www.space.com/space-exploration/asteroid-comet-missions/nasas-15-year-old-neowise-asteroid-hunter-meets-fiery-doom-by-burning-up-in-earths-atmosphere