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BREAKING: Astronomers have found the biggest comet!

Astronomers have found the biggest comet!


Astronomers, who discovered the largest comet ever known, stated that it has a mass about a thousand times greater than the others.

According to the news in CNN, the star, named Bernardinelli-Bernstein Comet because it was found by University of Pennsylvania physics and astronomy graduate student Pedro Bernardinelli and Professor Gary Bernstein, is between 62 and 124 miles (100 to 200 kilometers).

It was stated that this unusual comet will make its closest approach to the sun in 2031, but a large telescope will be needed to see it.

Also known as C/2014 UN271, the giant comet comes from outside the solar system and has been traveling towards the sun for millions of years. Thus, scientists will have the chance to observe and study it in the coming years.

Comet Bernardinelli-Bernstein found this comet with data they’ve been collecting for six years.

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