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NASA's Hubble Space Telescope spots largest comet ever seen by astronomers. It has an estimated diameter of 80 miles, which is larger than the state of Rhode Island.


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Nasa scientists spy 'largest comet ever seen'. Nasa's Hubble telescope has determined the comet's icy nucleus has a mass of about 500 trillion tonnes and is 85 miles (137km) wide - larger than the US state of Rhode Island.