Scientists saw the largest comet lying on the outskirts of the solar system with gases

Scientists have found the largest comet from Ort Cloud, a covering of icy body, chemical activity on the edge of the solar system. In Chile, with the help of Atakama large millimeter/submillimeter array (ALMA), the team of scientists found the comet, which is located halfway between Neptune and The Sun. This is the second distance comet, which originated from the Ort Cloud and found chemical outbreaks of gases. The observation is the first direct proof of the fact that when the ice bodies are located away from the Sun, the commentary leads to activity.

Chemically active comet

According to NASACOMET Name C/2014 Un271 was seen during March 2025, with the help of Alma. It was reported to be 137 km from the solar system and being about 10 times larger than the size of an average comet. It is also named Bernardineley-Bernstein and has been found Exploding Gas jets, mainly carbon monoxide.

How can it be seen

The C/2014 Un271 is described as the second distance comed, which is the second distance generated from the Oort Cloud, which is the outbreak of gas. Alma could see it despite being away from the sun through carbon monoxide and thermal emissions. The sensitivity of this device is made up of an array of 66 radio antennas kept in the Atakama desert region in Chile, which motivates scientists to know the size of the nucleus core of this comet.

What will happen to it

The clear picture was painted when C/2014 Un271 was viewed through Alma. This helped scientists in identifying the rare eye on the chemistry of icy bodies from the very periphery of the solar system. It is reaching the sun, and as it happens, it will begin to heat up, and the frozen material inside will turn into a gaseous state, which will move beyond the icy shell.

Future scope of observation

The comet is predicted to be made of remaining materials from the formation of the solar system about 4.6 billion years ago. It can tell scientists about the formation of Earth and other planets.