Hubble's New Image Of Interstellar Object
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NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has given astronomers their best look yet at an interstellar visitor – Comet 2I/Borisov – whose speed and trajectory indicates it is from outside of our Solar System.
This Hubble image, taken on October 12, is the sharpest ever view of the comet. Hubble reveals a central concentration of dust around the solid icy nucleus.
For more information, visit https://nasa.gov/hubble.
Music Credits: "Solar Pilgrims" by Francois Vey [ SACEM ] Universal Production Music
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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
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- Paul Morris (KBR Wyle Services, LLC) [Lead]
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- Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET Systems, Inc.)
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