By Neha Yadav
Published Jul 25, 2024

Hindustan Times
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Photo Credits: Rolando Ligustri/NASA

NASA's 10 stunning comet vistas: Visual marvels that will take your breath away

The US space agency NASA often shares spectacular images of comets as its astronomy pictures of the day. Here are some visual treats you must see.

Video Credits: NASA

This stunning image features the ion tail of Comet 12P Pons-Brooks, sequenced over nine days.

Photo Credits: Shengyu Li & Shaining/NASA

This beautiful image shows the tail of the Comet Nishimura as it nears the sun.

Photo Credits: Peter Kennett/NASA

This starry image features the outbound Comet ZTF during its closest approach to Earth.

Photo Credits: Rolando Ligustri/NASA

This surreal image features the Comet Leonard closing in on Australia. The image shows its ion tail glowing in different colours.

Photo Credits: Blake Estes/NASA

This astounding image shared by NASA shows the tail of a Christmas Comet streaming across the dark Namibian sky.

Photo Credits: Rolando Ligustri, Lukas Demetz/NASA

This jaw-dropping image shows the brightest comet of 2021 captured over the Sacramento River and Mt. Lassen in California.

Photo Credits: Cory Poole/NASA

Here's a gorgeous pic of Comet NEOWISE featuring its three tails.

Photo Credits: Nicolas Lefaudeux/NASA

This breathtaking image shared by NASA shows Comet ATLAS sweeping through the constellation of Orion.

Photo Credits: Charles Bracken/NASA

Here's a splendid pic of the Comet Catalina, captured during its closest approach to Earth.

Photo Credits: Fritz Helmut Hemmerich/NASA

This captivating image shared by NASA is of Comet Lovejoy and its complex ion tail glowing in bright green colour.

Photo Credits: Velimir Popov & Emil Ivanov/NASA