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A deadly comet has penetrated our solar system, It is still behind Uranus

A deadly comet Is rushing towards Us. It was first detected in 2014. Its name is Bernardinelli Bernstein, having a diameter of 138 km. It is still behind Uranus. However, the noticeable thing is that it has penetrated our solar system and is now completely visible to us. Astronomers claim that this comet came from the Oort Cloud. It is said to be the giant comet. The comet was discovered by Pedro Bernardinelli, a graduate student at the University of Pennsylvania, and astronomer Gary Bernstein. Bernardinelli-Bernstein is the biggest comet ever recorded.

Position of Bernardinelli-Bernstein
Position of Bernardinelli-Bernstein ( The Mega Comet )

The closer it gets to the sun, the more active it becomes. It would take 5.5 million years for it to revolve around the sun. It is rumored that this could be researched over the next 20 years. But after that? Or in the middle of it? Is there any way it can come to Earth? What will happen then? Nobody knows. Scientists are exploring all the possibilities in this regard.

However, The Comet Leonard, the brightest comet of 2021, made its closest approach to Earth on December 12, 2021, and was visible through binoculars and telescopes. The Comet Leonard is officially known as Comet C/2021 A1 (Leonard. The Comet Leonard was discovered in January by astronomer Gregory J. You should know that The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)  has detected an asteroid nearly 1.3 kilometers in size rushing towards Earth. This asteroid will make its close approach to Earth on March 4, 2022, coming close to Earth