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comets

  1. EnolaGaia

    Bernardinelli-Bernstein Comet (aka C/2014 UN271)

    A recently discovered comet may be the largest one ever recorded, and it's headed inward toward the sun. It won't come anywhere close to earth during its closest approach approximately 10 years from now. FULL STORY: https://www.livescience.com/Bernardinelli-Bernstein-close-approach-2031
  2. EnolaGaia

    Comet 2I/Borisov: Extrasolar Visitor (Like 'Oumuamua)

    It's not a certainty yet, but 'we' may have detected the second object entering our solar system from another / extrasolar point of origin (i.e., another 'Oumuamua type visitor). FULL STORY...
  3. rynner2

    Comets

    Comet Ikeya-Zhang (from Griffith Observatory Sky Information) Comet Ikeya-Zhang has surpassed 4th magnitude and is easily visible in binoculars in the evening sky from about 7 to 7:45 p.m. Link here (This page contains other useful links.) A story about one of the discoverers is here
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