Monster Comet 2014 UN271 to Visit Inner Solar System in 2031

A monster comet named UN271 found over four billion kilometers from the Sun is quickly approaching the inner solar system. It’s a whopper.

A massive comet will make a rare close encounter with the Sun (well, maybe not THAT close) in 2031. Image credit: The Cosmic Companion / Created in Universe Sandbox

Three billion kilometers from the Sun, a mammoth comet is tumbling, slowly gaining speed as it slowly, inevitably, slips toward the center of the Solar System. As it does, this behemoth “dirty snowball” will warm, pushing…