Comet Hyakutake. This comet was discovered in 1996 when it passed very close to the Earth. It has the longest known tail of any comet, reaching over 5

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Comet Hyakutake. This comet was discovered in 1996 when it passed very close to the Earth. It has the longest known tail of any comet, reaching over 500 million kilometres.

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