[SunkenCiv]

Thanks BenLurkin.

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Comet Bernardinelli-Bernstein... sprouted a tail remarkably far from the sun... Although what initially stood out to Bernardinelli was the comet's weird orbital characteristics, the discovery made such a splash because of a different trait, the comet's estimated size. Based on the object's brightness and distance, the scientists initially estimated that the comet's nucleus — the icy rock at its core — was 60 to 120 miles (100 to 200 kilometers) wide. But as far as comets go, that size estimate is truly massive. Among the comets scientists have studied in detail, only two are in the same class: Comet Hale-Bopp, which made a close approach to Earth in 1997, and Comet C/2002 VQ94 (LINEAR), which came no deeper into the solar system than Jupiter's orbit.

[Berosus]

If Dr. Velikovsky was alive, I don’t think he would be impressed.