At nearly 100x times faster than a bullet, this comet is the fastest ever recorded, but NASA still managed to capture a sharp photograph. Here’s how

The comet SI/ATLAS is shown with stars blurring in the background due to the comet's fast speeds.

The fastest-moving objects are often the most challenging subjects to photograph – which means NASA scientists had a challenge ahead of them when the ATLAS comet warning system flagged the fastest solar system visitor yet. The Hubble Space Telescope has managed to capture the sharpest ever photograph of the comet known as 3I/ATLAS as it travels at 130,000 miles per hour / 209,215 kph.

The 3I/ATLAS, which was first spotted on July 1, has the fastest velocity of any solar system visitor to date, NASA says. The comet’s 130,000 mph speed is nearly 100 times the speed of some bullets.