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The First Detection of Molecular Activity in the Largest Known Oort Cloud Comet - ALMA Imaging of C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli–Bernstein) at 16.6 au from the Sun: iopscience.iop.org/article/10. -> Largest Oort Cloud #Comet Ever Observed Reveals Its Secrets with ALMA’s Powerful Gaze: public.nrao.edu/news/largest-o - giant comet’s molecular activity and chemistry detected at record distance.

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#Perplexity AI is launching its #Comet browser, aiming to compete with Google Chrome by offering context-aware responses and integration with Google services.

Comet will include privacy features like ad-blocking and data-sharing opt-outs.

However, I recommend staying away from these browsers and using privacy-respecting options like Firefox (to combat the Chromium monopoly) or Brave.

techradar.com/computing/artifi

TechRadar · Perplexity AI's Comet browser will streak across the web this monthBy Eric Hal Schwartz
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"Planet-killing #asteroids ☄️ impact the earth every 50 million years. The last one impacted 65 million years ago, so we're 15 million years overdue for another one. The scenario of a #comet on a collision 💥 course with the earth is utterly probable - indeed, certain."

But she says we just need to "keep calm and don't panic", because #clever people like her 👩‍🔬 are working on it. "This is not a signal to start buying pasta 🍝 and hoarding toilet rolls 🧻" bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-599395

BBC NewsDon't Look Up: What's the plan to deal with asteroids and comets?Hollywood loves movies about space rocks hitting earth, but how would we deal with the real thing?