(Animated GIF) Hubble views of NEOWISE (IMAGE)

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(Animated GIF) Hubble views of NEOWISE

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Banner image: This animation displays the rotation of comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) shortly after its pass by the Sun. The two images were taken three hours apart on Aug. 8, 2020, by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. Two jets emerging from the comet's nucleus are being fanned out by the comet's rotation. View animated GIF: https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/stsci-h-v2045a_neowise_grey_1280x720_0.gif

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NASA, ESA, STScI and Q. Zhang (Caltech)

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