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Wed. 04/13 - That's A Big Ol' Comet


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A very big comet. How sewage monitoring could transform public health beyond just its applications for COVID-19. Plus, libraries are relinquishing local library card requirements for eBooks in a bid to fight back against book bans. And a new National Park annual pass that won’t be valid for 150 years.

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NASA Just Confirmed The Largest Comet Ever Detected, And It's Truly Gargantuan (ScienceAlert)
  • Hubble Confirms Huge Incoming Comet Has Largest Known Nucleus (Gizmodo)
  • Hubble pics reveal the mega comet is wider than Rhode Island (Mashable) 
  • Hubble Confirms Largest Comet Nucleus Ever Seen (NASA)
  • The secrets hidden in sewage (Vox)
  • Books For All (NYPL)
  • NYC libraries are offering free digital library cards to people across the US (Time Out)
  • Yellowstone is Offering a $1,500 Annual Pass That You Won't Be Able to Use for 150 Years (Backpacker) h/t Kottke.org
  • Inheritance Pass guarantees entrance to Yellowstone in 150 years (Billings Gazette)
  • Jackson Bird on Twitter
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