It's official. Comet C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein) has the largest nucleus ever seen in a comet. The gargantuan comet was discovered in the fall of 2021, and in January 2022, astronomers turned the Hubble Space Telescope to ascertain more details and determine the exact size. NASA said a team of scientists has now estimated the diameter …
Hubble Confirms Comet C/2014 UN271 is an Absolute Unit, Astronomically Speaking
Universe Today - 14 Apr 2022 16:15
It's official. Comet C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein) has the largest nucleus ever seen in a comet. The gargantuan comet was discovered in the fall of 2021, and in January 2022, astronomers turned the Hubble Space Telescope to ascertain more details and determine the exact size. NASA said a team of scientists has now estimated the diameter …
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