# @discovery on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CCgnlojJ_xL
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/12158979-discovery-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/51caac0841.jpg
- **Posted:** 2020-07-11T17:09:53.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Discovery (@Discovery) — https://gondola.cc/Discovery

## Caption

Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) was discovered in March 2020 and is becoming more visible as it gets closer to Earth before it passes by.
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As the interplanetary iceberg passes by the sun, solar winds push the dust and gas away from the comet's nucleus, creating the signature tail.
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Photo: Getty/Anton Petrus
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#comet #space #nasa #neowise #neowisecomet #astronomy #earthfocus #solarsystem #potd

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nasa, earthfocus, space, potd, neowise, solarsystem, neowisecomet, comet, astronomy

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