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See the closest-ever image of comet NEOWISE captured by Hubble – Digital Trends
The Hubble Space Telescope has captured the closest image taken so far of a recent visitor to our part of the solar system, comet NEOWISE.
The Hubble Space Telescope has captured the closest image taken so far of a recent visitor to our part of the solar system, comet NEOWISE. The image, captured on August 8, shows the comet as it zipped past our planet at 37 miles per second, or over 133,000 mph.
Comet NEOWISE was visible in the skies last month, even with the naked eye. It was notable for being the brightest comet in over 20 years, since the Hale-Bopp comet passed by in 1997.
It was named for the NASA mission which first spotte…
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