The Biggest Comet Ever Found is Headed Our Way

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Scientists are discovering new objects in the solar system all the time. Most of these are small asteroids or icy bodies, but researchers recently spotted something unexpectedly huge heading our way.

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Sources:
https://www.newswise.com/articles/giant-comet-found-in-outer-solar-system-by-dark-energy-survey?sc=swhn
https://www.space.com/huge-new-comet-orbit-toward-earth
https://minorplanetcenter.net/mpec/K21/K21M83.html
https://www.darkenergysurvey.org/
https://noirlab.edu/public/news/noirlab2119/

Images:
https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/13849
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOZ1d3JKk4M&ab_channel=NOIRLabAstro
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:10_Largest_Trans-Neptunian_objects_(TNOS).png
https://www.storyblocks.com/video/stock/twinkling-stars-on-a-clear-starry-night-rckrgeujdkiat3u23
https://noirlab.edu/public/videos/noirlab2119a/
https://noirlab.edu/science/news/announcements/sci21078
https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=C%2F2014%20UN271;orb=1;cov=0;log=0;cad=0
https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/resources/491/oort-cloud/?category=solar-system_oort-cloud
https://www.storyblocks.com/video/stock/the-aerial-view-on-the-comet-flight-on-cosmic-sky-background-bcxhimcepkf3u0f93