The comet is bigger than Rhode Island and could be 'as big as 85 miles across,' according to NASA.
have found the largest comet ever discovered – bigger than the state of Rhode Island – and it's in our solar system, the agency said Tuesday.
His team used the Hubble to take five photos on January 8 and was able to capture a"bright spike of light" at the location of the comet's nucleus. Combined with radio telescope data, they were able to estimate the gigantic comet's size. David Jewitt, a professor of planetary science and astronomy at the University of California, Los Angeles, was a co-author in the study. He said in the news release that the comet's discovery could be a sign of more to come.
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