“After 3.5 million-year hiatus, the largest comet ever discovered is headed our way” Is the title to the Space.com’s article posted about 10 hrs ago. “The comet, known as the Bernardinelli-Bernstein comet (or C/2014 UN271, in astro-speak), is at least 62 miles (100 kilometers) across — about 1,000 times more massive than a typical comet. It’s so large that astronomers previously mistook it for a dwarf planet, according to a statement announcing the comet’s discovery in June 2021.”

click link below to read full story.

https://www.space.com/bernardinelli-bernstein-comet-close-approach-2031

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