Hubble Spies Comet's Spinning Tail During Near-Earth Fly-By | Video
Friday, May 13, 2016 - 11:30
in Astronomy & Space
Comet 252P/LINEAR flew within 3.3 million miles of Earth. NASA's Hubble team took advantage of the situation to capture imagery of the icy comet; making it the closest celestial body, other than the moon, to be observed by the space telescope.