comet
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The Perseids, pronounced 'Per-see-ids', are caused by debris left behind specifically by the Swift-Tuttle comet.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
The Perseids are produced by tiny pieces of dust and rock left behind by comet Swift-Tuttle.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
Tiny particles of comet material enter the atmosphere at tremendous speed, heat up, and produce bright streaks across the sky.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026
Researchers have confirmed that the Silverpit Crater was created when an asteroid or comet slammed into the region roughly 43 to 46 million years ago.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 30, 2026
Then, in the corner of Jason’s eye, a blazing comet streaked upward from the ground with a high-pitched, almost human scream.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
The software is designed to model collisions involving asteroids, comets, and planets.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026
This occurs when the Earth passes through trials of debris from asteroids or comets.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Another branch of their work is planetary defence, which involves identifying threats like comets and asteroids.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
From about 4.56 billion to 3.5 billion years ago, meteorites, micrometeorites and interplanetary dust particles from asteroids and comets repeatedly struck Earth.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 19, 2026
Huggins had found organic matter in the comets; in subsequent years cyanogen, CN, consisting of a carbon and a nitrogen atom, the molecular fragment that makes cyanides, was identified in the tails of comets.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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