comet

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Reality does not instill the same confidence one sees in sci-fi depictions of scenarios in which near-Earth objects like asteroids and comets approach our planet.

From Salon

Messier was interested in comets, so his list was a set of fuzzy objects that might be mistaken for comets.

From Salon

After Trump left office, films like A24’s “Everything Everywhere All at Once” and Netflix’s comet satire “Don’t Look Up” explored themes of large-scale destruction and what it takes to stop it.

From Los Angeles Times

But Mr Balaji added that while it is expected to be "quite bright", predictions on comet brightness are "notoriously uncertain", with many ending up fainter than initially predicted.

From BBC

Krupp said it’s not certain whether 2003 EH1 is indeed a meteor or a “dead comet,” which means the celestial body has lost its volatile ice and gas that create the glowing tail.

From Los Angeles Times