C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli–Bernstein) - Wikipedia
Size and color comparison of the largest known comets, including dwarf planet Pluto and natural satellites Mimas and Phobos for scale. C/2014 UN271 is the second-largest known comet, being only behind 95P/Chiron.
Hubble Confirms Largest Comet Nucleus Ever Seen
Apr 12, 2022 · NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has determined the size of the largest icy comet nucleus ever seen by astronomers. The estimated diameter is approximately 80 miles across, making it larger than the state of Rhode Island.
NASA Just Confirmed The Largest Comet Ever Detected, And
Apr 13, 2022 · In a new study, astronomers used the Hubble Space Telescope to confirm that the solid center of the giant comet C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein) is the largest comet nucleus ever detected. It measures a staggering 50 times larger than most known comets, at almost 140 kilometers wide (about 85 miles).
Largest known comet is heading close enough to us to become …
Jul 26, 2021 · Comet Bernardinelli-Bernstein, so named because it was found by University of Pennsylvania department of physics and astronomygraduate student Pedro Bernardinelli and Professor Gary...
After 3.5 million-year hiatus, the largest comet ever discovered is ...
Oct 1, 2021 · An enormous comet — possibly the largest one ever detected — is barreling toward the inner solar system with an estimated arrival time of 10 years from now, according to new research published ...
'Megacomet' Bernardinelli-Berstein is largest ever seen, Hubble ...
Apr 12, 2022 · Stretching about 80 miles (129 kilometers) across, the nucleus (or solid center) of the comet, known as C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein), is larger than the state of Rhode Island,...
Astronomers confirm size of largest comet ever discovered, …
Apr 17, 2022 · Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Telescope have confirmed the existence the largest comet ever discovered, and it will pass by our sun in the next decade. Comets are different from...
Hubble Confirms Megacomet Bound for Inner Solar System Is Largest …
Apr 14, 2022 · A gigantic comet is actually the largest ever seen, new observations by the Hubble Space Telescope confirm.
Largest comet ever observed bumps Hale-Bopp from pedestal
Feb 11, 2022 · The Bernardinelli-Bernstein comet, identified in 2021, is officially the biggest comet ever observed. The new record, reported on the preprint website arXiv and now accepted for publication...
Hubble telescope confirms largest comet nucleus ever seen by ... - NPR
Apr 13, 2022 · NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has confirmed the largest icy comet nucleus ever seen by scientists. The nucleus of comet C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein) is about 80 miles in...