Comet C/2014 UN271: A Sign in the Sky?

Earlier today, Fox News published a fascinating article about a new discovery made using the powerful ALMA radio telescope in Chile. Astronomers observed Comet C/2014 UN271, the largest comet ever recorded—an icy behemoth 85 miles wide—releasing jets of carbon monoxide near the orbit of Neptune, some 17 AU from the Sun.

This is a big deal. Not just for the astrophysics community, but for anyone paying attention to what’s happening in the outer reaches of our solar system.

The outgassing observed—explosive jets of carbon monoxide—was described as surprising by researchers. But for those of us who follow the Electric Universe model, this behavior raises a different set of questions. Is this really sublimation of frozen gas triggered by the faint warmth of the Sun at such a great distance? Or could it be, as Red Sky Story protagonist Manny Volynsky suspects in his fictional lectures, evidence of electrical interactions between charged bodies in space?

In the EU model, comets are not “dirty snowballs” slowly evaporating—they are electrically active bodies that interact with the Sun’s electric field. Outbursts and “jets” may in fact be plasma discharges, not just the boiling off of volatiles. These discharges can happen even in the frigid outer solar system, because what matters isn’t just temperature—it’s voltage differentials between the comet and the surrounding space environment.

This latest discovery sounds like it could have come straight out of Red Sky—a narrative filled with cometary anomalies, unexpected celestial encounters, and the reawakening of ancient cosmic forces. Manny might say that this is another clue, another warning. As comets become more active at great distances, perhaps they’re not warming—they’re charging.

The question is: what else is out there?

Closing Thought:

I can’t help but wonder: what if this isn’t just a frozen visitor from the Oort Cloud? What if this is a prelude? A foreshadowing of the kind of celestial interaction that triggers the planetary disturbances at the heart of Red Sky Story? Manny would argue it’s not about size—it’s about charge.

Stay tuned. The sky is telling a story.