comet
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After starting his career as a comet who smashed the field, McIlroy fell closer to earth.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
Before it began to disintegrate, K1 was likely slightly larger than a typical comet, measuring about 5 miles across.
From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026
Noonan did not realize the comet was breaking up until he reviewed the images the following day.
From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026
In a remarkable stroke of luck, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope observed a comet in the middle of breaking apart.
From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026
Newton noted that the matter in the tails of comets is dissipated in interplanetary space, lost to the comet and little by little attracted gravitationally to nearby planets.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
Vocabulary lists containing comet
Oh, My Stars! The Language of Outer Space
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Space Science (Astronomy) - Introductory
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