comet
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Panic-stricken people bought “comet pills” and gas masks.
From Barron's
Panic-stricken people bought “comet pills” and gas masks.
From Barron's
That ancient material still lingers in this region, including dwarf planets like Pluto, comets, and countless planetesimals.
From Science Daily
Its presence in asteroids and comets supports the idea that some of the raw materials for life were created in space and later delivered to Earth.
From Science Daily
This summer, that traveler entered our solar system and received the name 3I/ATLAS, becoming only the third confirmed interstellar comet ever observed.
From Science Daily
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