The Hubble Space Telescope has captured the best picture yet of a high-speed comet visiting our solar system from another star.

NASA and the European Space Agency released the latest photos Thursday.

Discovered last month by a telescope in Chile, the comet known as 3I-Atlas is only the third known interstellar object to pass our way and poses no threat to Earth.

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    23 days ago

    Just hit the US, and make it contained—no spilling or fallout on Canada

    Tap for spoiler

    /s

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      23 days ago

      Even a comet shaped like the US hitting every square mile would fuck the planet up for millions of years. You’re talking about a planet wide extinction event. Be real here.

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        23 days ago

        Just a tiny one…? That upon breaking, would it just the right spots? Looney Tunes style?

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          23 days ago

          Sarcasm meets Sarcasm lol. Exactly the shape, out lying islands even. Break up into an Alaska shaped one as well, just for fun.