sun presently not the biggest object in the solar system

[watermelony2k]

comet holmes' has expanded to a diameter larger than that of the sun for, uh, apparently no reason:

http://www.reuters.com/article/scienceNews/idUSN1533825520071116?rpc=92

 

[GodThingFormerly]

http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/faculty/jewitt/holmes.html

TGT

 

[Warp Core Breach]

Was it named after John Holmes?

 

[Mallory]

^

 

[SeerSGB]

From the link in the opening post

"Now, we're trying to observe the event and figure out what the heck happened," Weaver said in a telephone interview on Thursday.

Always what you want to hear when something bigger than the Sun explodes in the night sky, the scientist version of "We don't know what the fuck is going on" Time to start digging those disaster shelters and hoarding for the end of the world.

Joking aside, it's nice mystery to try to figure out. Never know, the explosion might kick up some new info about the early days of the solar-system.

 

[I Grok Spock]

"And now a tune that never loses favor, the ever-popular 'Stardust.' Ramón Raquello and his orchestra..."

 

[Johnny Rico]

Looks to me that the comet blew up and all the debris is getting burned up like WD40 mist and a Bic lighter.

 

[RevdKathy]

Hmmm... when you have elimated all other possibilties, whatever remains, however unlikely, must be the truth. It's elementary!

 

[LaxScrutiny]

When you have elimated all other possibilties, whatever remains, however unlikely, must be all the debris getting burned up like WD40 mist and a Bic lighter.

 

[Outpost4]

No, it's from the tragic combination of a fraternity house, ten kegs of beer, Diet Coke and a truckload of Mentos.