The iceball cometh. As if things didn’t seem apocalyptic enough already, scientists reported that a giant city-sized “horned comet” named 12P has exploded and is hurtling towards …
As if things didn't seem apocalyptic enough already, scientists reported that a giant city-sized"horned comet" named 12P has exploded and is hurtling towards Earth.A huge ‘alien’ comet hurtled toward the sun — see what happened next
The blast originated on Oct. 5 from 12P/Pons-Brooks a cryovolcanic — or cold volcano — comet that measures a colossal 18.6 miles in diameter, or the size of a small city,This marked the second time this interstellar ice cube erupted in the last four months with the last celestial event occurring in July,
In this instance, the arctic blast caused the coma to sprout “horns” like some sort of intergalactic Beezlebub, as seen in accompanying photos.The cause of the horns is unclear, however, experts believe that it could be caused by the shape of 12P’s nucleus — à la an interstellar pasta strainer. Despite the 12P’s ominous trajectory and shape, there’s no need to brace for “Deep Impact” just yet. The celestial hailstone — which orbits around the sun every 71 years — won’t reach its closest point to Earth until 2024, whereupon it will become visible to the naked eye.
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