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
"The irony is now we're just studying a regular comet and it crumbles in front of our eyes," said principal investigator Dennis Bodewits, also a professor in Auburn University's Department of Physics.
From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026
This discovery was once seen as evidence that Earth may have been struck by a rare meteorite or comet.
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
Luis Alvarez never knew of the discovery of the Chicxulub crater or of the Shoemaker-Levy comet, as he died in 1988.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
Vocabulary lists containing comet
Oh, My Stars! The Language of Outer Space
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