comet
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One possibility was that the outer rocky planet had once possessed a thick atmosphere that was later blasted away by a collision with a massive asteroid, comet, or another large object.
From Science Daily ● May 21, 2026
Astronomers describe an asteroid or comet as "active" when it releases dust, gas or larger pieces of material into space.
From Science Daily ● May 14, 2026
As a comet approaches the Sun, its ice turns directly into gas and releases huge amounts of dust into space.
From Science Daily ● May 14, 2026
Portegies Zwart and researcher Lewis argue that the monk, also known as Aethelmaer, witnessed the comet during two separate appearances and understood they were connected events.
From Science Daily ● May 13, 2026
I look up at the comet and wince.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
He’s standing across the net from comets barely half his age and smoking almost all of them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
Together, the methane and carbon dioxide measurements point to a formation history that differs significantly from that of most comets that originated around our Sun.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 4, 2026
The comet releases exceptionally large amounts of carbon dioxide relative to water, far exceeding the levels commonly measured in solar system comets.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 4, 2026
My colleagues in planetary science and I analyze images from night sky camera networks to study cosmic dust, small asteroids and debris left behind by comets.
From Science Daily ● May 14, 2026
Entrepreneurs hawked anti-comet pills and gas masks, the latter an eerie premonition of the battlefields of World War I. Some confusion about comets continues to our own time.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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