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    NEWLY FOUND MEGA COMET MAY BE THE LARGEST SEEN IN RECORDED HISTORY

    Aug 12, 2021 3 minutes
    Reported by Elizabeth Howell

    Agiant comet found far out in the Solar System may be 1,000 times more massive than a typical comet, making it the largest ever found in modern times. Officially designated on 23 June, it’s called C/2014 UN271, or Bernardinelli-Bernstein after its discoverers, University of Pennsylvania graduate student Pedro Bernardinelli and astronomer Gary Bernstein.

    Astronomers estimate this icy body has a diameter of 100 to 200 kilometres (62 to 124 miles), making it about ten times wider than a typical comet.

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