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
However, another theory proposed that a comet or asteroid impact over North America triggered the event.
From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2026
Even at that distance, the comet was losing water at a rate of about 40 kilograms per second, comparable to water blasting from a fully opened fire hose.
From Science Daily • Feb. 11, 2026
But in the cases of the nova of 1572 and the comet of 1577 the data necessitated the phenomenon, and the phenomenon falsified the established theory.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing comet
Oh, My Stars! The Language of Outer Space
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