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Learn more about how we fact check." data-original-title="">Fact checked We make every effort to ensure that the information on FreeNews is accurate. Double-check the details that are important to you before concluding. Learn more about how we fact check. 420 Views Comet Bernardinelli-Bernstein (C/2014 UN271) will not come close to the Sun for another 10 years, but this object is already showing signs of life. Astronomers at the Las Cambres observatory took an image of C/2014 UN271 on the evening of June 22, 2021, confirming that the object is an active comet. The approaching Oort cloud object, originally designated the 2014 minor planet UN271, has now been renamed Bernardinelli-Bernstein’s C / 2014 UN271 comet. The facility was named after its two discoverers, Pedro Bernardinelli and Gary Bernstein, both of whom worked on the Dark Energy Survey.