Comet 2I/Borisov Compass Image

Comet 2I/Borisov

Hubble's View of Interstellar Comet 2I/Borisov NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has given astronomers their best look yet at an interstellar visitor – comet 2I/Borisov – whose speed and trajectory indicate it has come from beyond our solar system. Hubble photographed the comet at a...

Artist's Illustration of Comet 2I/Borisov's Orbit

Orbital Path of First Confirmed Interstellar Comet This illustration shows the path of comet 2I/Borisov through our solar system. This visitor came from interstellar space along a hyperbolic trajectory. It is only the second known intruder to zoom through our solar system. (The...

Artist's Illustration of Comet 2I/Borisov's Orbit (Annotated)

Orbital Path of First Confirmed Interstellar Comet This annotated illustration shows the path of comet 2I/Borisov through our solar system. This visitor came from interstellar space along a hyperbolic trajectory. It is only the second known intruder to zoom through our solar...

Comet 2I/Borisov Time-Lapse

This is a time-lapse sequence compressing Hubble Space Telescope observations of comet 2I/Borisov, spanning a seven-hour period. As the first confirmed interstellar comet to enter our solar system, comet 2I/Borisov is moving along at a breakneck speed of 110,000 miles per hour....