comet

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Noonan did not realize the comet was breaking up until he reviewed the images the following day.

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

Swift detected hydroxyl when the comet was nearly three times farther from the Sun than Earth is, well beyond the region where surface ice would normally turn directly into vapor.

From Science Daily • Feb. 11, 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

Just when he thought a vomit comet was about to fly...he stopped moving.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles