""We've always suspected this comet had to be big because it is so bright despite how far away it is. Now we confirm it is."" via Sputniknews Headline image:© NASA, ESA, Man-To Hui,, David Jewitt In February, it was reported that the Hale-Bopp had been officially exceeded in size by the new largest comet observed, the Bernardinelli-Bernstein comet, named in honour of the two scientists who discovered it. NASA has determined the size of the largest comet seen, with the Hubble Space Telescope estimating it to be some 80 miles across, which is bigger than the state of Rhode Island. According to the American space agency, the comet is shooting through the universe at a speed of 22,000 miles per hour, travelling right from the edge of the solar system and heading right towards Earth. However, there is no need for mankind to panic just yet, as the Bernardinelli-Bernstein comet "will never get closer than 1 billion miles away from the Sun", which is somewhere near planet Saturn. Even this