Ancient Comet—80 Miles Across—Traveling Our Way Comes From The Oort Cloud
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Oort Cloud research and discovered objects Scientists’ current understanding of the population of the Oort Cloud is based on a…
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Massive Space Rock Heading Our Way Looks More Like a Minor Planet Than Comet
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Comet C/2014 UN 271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein) was discovered last summer by Pedro Bernardinelli and Gary Bernstein as part of a search…
Massive Comet Heading Our Way Likely Larger Than Mars’ Moons
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Astronomers have determined that the diameter of the nucleus of C / 2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein) from the Oort cloud is…
Astronomers Photograph Gargantuan-Sized Comet Heading Our Way
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Earlier this year, astronomers announced the discovery of a massive object from the Oort Cloud that appeared to be the largest to date. Fast-forward a few weeks and we already know that the object is a gargantuan-sized comet – C/2014 UN271. the largest comet ever discovered.