Comet of the century ISON photographed by Hubble Space Telescope

Comet ISON is still alive as Hubble was able to capture a photo of it from a distance of 280 million kilometers. That’s the conclusion of the scientists who analyzed an image snapped by the Hubble Space Telescope. According to experts, the comet Hubble observed the comet ISON from a distance of 280 million kilometers.

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Hubble snaps photo of comet ISON which appears intact (NASA)

Until now there has been plenty of speculations that the comet will disintegrate as it approaches the Sun. Generally, comets are a kind of “dirty snowballs” composed of mixture of water ice and rocks. As a comet is becoming hotter and hotter, the ice turns to gas, giving rise to a blurred head followed by a beautiful and glittering tail. If the comet loses more ice, then it loses its structural integrity and faces inevitable distruction. The comet is expected to pass closest to the Sun on November 28.

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ISON is moving on an orbit that will bring it deeper into the solar system, missing the Sun by just 1 million km, a distance less than the diameter of our star. Due to its so close approach to the Sun, ISON might turn very bright, which means that there is a chance to be seen with naked eye in December 2013. Of course, these claims can not be 100% sure, given the fact that comets are usually unpredictable.

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