comet
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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
The researchers also point to reports of another comet connected to the death of Archbishop Sigeric of Canterbury in 995, even though no such comet appears in surviving chronicles.
From Science Daily • May 13, 2026
According to new research involving Professor Simon Portegies Zwart, an English monk named Eilmer of Malmesbury appears to have recognized that the same comet returned to the skies decades apart during the 11th century.
From Science Daily • May 13, 2026
The Kuiper belt is the source of what are known as short-period comets–those that come past pretty regularly–of which the most famous is Halley’s comet.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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