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New Hubble image captures comet Neowise surviving its journey around the sun – CBS News
Most comets break apart under the intense heat of the sun — but Neowise remained intact.
Neowise, the once-in-a-lifetime comet that gave skywatchers spectacular views during the month of July, is unique in more ways than one. A new image from NASA shows the comet survived its recent journey around the sun — remaining intact when many of its counterparts would have broken apart.
A stunning image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captures C2020 F3 NEOWISE on August 8, after it passed by the sun in July on its way to Earth. While the comet’s icy core is too small — no more than 3 mi…
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