Hubble Space Telescope snaps close-up of Neowise comet – SlashGear

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has snapped a close-up image of a celestial celebrity. The image was taken on August 8 and shows a very close view of the Neowise comet. NASA’s picture shows the hazy shell of gas and dust that surrounds the comet’s nucleus as it’s heated by the sun.
The space agency points out that this is the first time Hubble has taken a photo of a comet of Neowise’s brightness at such a high resolution after a near pass by the sun. Hubble snapped the photograph after the comet …

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