Comet NEOWISE observed by the Hubble Space Telescope
The Hubble Space Telescope was used to observe comet NEOWISE, formally C/2020 F3, which notably shows the coma surrounding its nucleus. The images released were captured on August 8, and are the first photos taken by Hubble of such a bright comet at such a high resolution after it passed close to the Sun. On July 3, NEOWISE passed approximately 43 million kilometers from the Sun, the most critical moment because sometimes comets are torn to pieces. The new images show that this time the comet survived in its entirety and will return to the inner solar system only in 7,000 years.
