The largest comet ever seen, estimated to have an 80-mile nucleus, is barreling toward the inner solar system
A"behemoth" comet is making its way toward the inner solar system, according to data captured by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope.
Its size, which NASA noted is larger than the state of Rhode Island, is an estimation because the comet is still too far away for Hubble to tell for certain. The previous record for the biggest comet observed was held by C/2002 VQ94, with a nucleus estimated to span 60 miles across. At 22,000 miles per hour, the comet is hurtling toward the inner solar system.
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