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Holmes Comet Coma Grows Bigger Than The Sun

Posted by Zonk on from the even-when-it's-out-of-sight-the-sun-shines-night-and-day dept.

coondoggie passed us a NetworkWorld article, as he does, noting that there is now an object in our solar system bigger than Sol. The Holmes comet has a huge coma, with a diameter scientists are now calculating to be larger than our own middle-sized star. "Scientists don't seem to have a guess as to how big it will ultimately become. The Holmes coma's diameter on Nov. 9 was 869,900 miles (1.4 million kilometers), based on measurements by Rachel Stevenson, Jan Kleyna and Pedro Lacerda of the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy. The sun's diameter, stated differently by various sources, is about 864,900 miles (1.392 million kilometers)."

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  1. God Smack Your Ass !! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    God Smack Your Ass !!

    Comet in coma !!

  2. Submitted by "coondoggie"? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    "coondoggie"?

    "I seen it while I was out playing the banjo and drinking 'shine on the front porch last night. I really love this astrology stuff."

  3. Editors... puleeeeeze.. by ZipprHead · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    But was the "coma" medically induced?

  4. First poSt!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    foUr a liviNg got

  5. Oh noes by obeythefist · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    It's in a coma? Let's get Dr. House on it. It's probably just lupus.

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