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comet

[kom-it] / ˈkɒm ɪt /


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Now, the NFL’s answer to Halley’s comet is tearing across the sky again.

From The Wall Street Journal

Partners may be defined as primary or secondary or mere “comets,” who swoop in occasionally.

From Los Angeles Times

Asteroids, comets, and larger bodies crash into one another, sometimes sticking together and slowly transforming clouds of dust and ice into planets and moons.

From Science Daily

Scientists are continuing to strengthen the case that a fragmented comet exploded in Earth's atmosphere nearly 13,000 years ago.

From Science Daily

The Asteroids, Comets, and Meteorites research group at ICE-CSIC has spent more than a decade studying the physical and chemical properties of asteroid and comet surfaces.

From Science Daily