NASA's Hubble Telescope Reveals Details of 3I/ATLAS Comet
Sandeep K S
Aug 10, 2025
1 min read
Updated: Nov 5, 2025
Hubble captures the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS in a stunning image from July 21, 2025, showcasing its teardrop-shaped cocoon of dust around the icy nucleus, 277 million miles from Earth. Credit: NASA, ESA, David Jewitt (UCLA); Image Processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI)
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