>> HUBBLE’S BRAND NEW VIEW OF AN INTERSTELLAR COMET
>> The mysterious comet C/2019 Q4, also named 2I/Borisov, comes from outside our solar system.
>> Comet Borisov is the second interstellar object sighted in our neighborhood. The first was 'Oumuamua in 2017.
>> Traveling at about 110,000 mph, this comet will pass roughly 190 million miles from Earth in December.
>> Its high velocity indicates it came from interstellar space and will return there again.
>> On October 12th, 2019, astronomers used Hubble to get a detailed look at the speeding comet.
>> Hubble found the comet's properties Appear to be very similar to those of our own solar system's building blocks.
>> The comet was discovered by amateur astronomer Gennady Borisov in August 2019,
And observers around the globe can catch a glimpse of it over the next few months.
>> Astronomers will continue to observe Comet Borisov until it leaves our view forever
>> and we’ll learn as much as we can about this interstellar visitor.
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