Hubble Space Telescope captures image of comet visiting from another solar system
Summary
The Hubble Space Telescope took a clear picture of a comet from another solar system passing through ours. The comet, named 3I-Atlas, was discovered in Chile and is not a threat to Earth. This is only the third time an interstellar object has been seen in our solar system.Key Facts
- The Hubble Space Telescope captured an image of a comet from outside our solar system.
- The comet is called 3I-Atlas and was discovered by a telescope in Chile.
- This comet is the third known interstellar object to enter our solar system.
- It poses no threat to Earth and will pass closer to Mars.
- The comet is moving at a speed of 130,000 mph (209,000 kph).
- It was 277 million miles (446 million kilometers) from Earth when photographed.
- Hubble's observations show the comet may be between 1,000 feet (320 meters) and 3.5 miles (5.6 kilometers) in size.
- A teardrop-shaped dust plume and a dusty tail were seen around the comet's nucleus.
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