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The Most Monstrous Comet Ever Known Is Headed Straight for Us

The Big One

Bernardinelli-Bernstein is thousands of times more massive than an average comet. Its close approach is a rare chance to learn more about how Earth and its neighbors were born.

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Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast

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