NASA says this giant comet is on its way to Earth at lightning speed!
NASA says this giant comet is on its way to Earth at lightning speed!
NASA says that Hubble Space Telescope has found a giant comet with the largest nucleus ever seen by astronomers.
NASA says that Hubble Space Telescope has found a giant comet with the largest nucleus ever seen by astronomers.
NASA says that the giant comet named Bernardinelli-Bernstein (C/2014 UN271) is around 128 KM in diameter
NASA says that the giant comet named Bernardinelli-Bernstein (C/2014 UN271) is around 128 KM in diameter
, which makes it even larger than Rhode Island in the US and its nucleus is 50 times bigger than the other known comets.
, which makes it even larger than Rhode Island in the US and its nucleus is 50 times bigger than the other known comets.
But what is alarming is the lightning speed at which it is coming towards Earth! According to NASA, Comet Bernardinelli-Bernstein is well on its way.
But what is alarming is the lightning speed at which it is coming towards Earth! According to NASA, Comet Bernardinelli-Bernstein is well on its way.
NASA mentions that the Bernardinelli-Bernstein comet is moving at the speed of 22,000 miles per hour from the edge of the solar system towards Earth.
NASA mentions that the Bernardinelli-Bernstein comet is moving at the speed of 22,000 miles per hour from the edge of the solar system towards Earth.
However, NASA says that the comet will never get any closer than 1 billion miles to Earth. And another good news is that it won’t make its closest approach to Earth before the year 2031.
However, NASA says that the comet will never get any closer than 1 billion miles to Earth. And another good news is that it won’t make its closest approach to Earth before the year 2031.