Michael Flores+FollowMonster Comet Is Firing Off Space Jets!A comet the size of a small city (seriously, 85 miles wide!) is zooming toward the inner Solar System and just got caught blasting out huge jets of carbon monoxide. This beast, called UN271, is the biggest Oort Cloud comet ever spotted—14 times bigger than the rock that wiped out the dinos. Don’t freak out: it’ll only get as close as Saturn in 2031. But astronomers are hyped to watch it evolve, even if we’ll need a telescope to catch the show! #SpaceNews #CometWatch #Astronomy #Science170Share
Patrick Simmons+FollowThis Giant Comet Is Literally ExplodingDid you hear about the monster comet out past Neptune? Astronomers just caught C/2014 UN271 (aka Bernardinelli-Bernstein), the biggest comet ever found from the Oort Cloud, erupting with wild jets of gas! It’s 10x bigger than your average comet and is spewing carbon monoxide as it barrels toward the sun. Scientists say this is the first time they’ve seen such explosive activity so far from the sun—basically, we’re getting a sneak peek at how these icy giants work before they even hit the inner solar system. Space drama, anyone? #SpaceNews #CometWatch #Astronomy #Science81Share
