comet
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The team concluded that the object responsible was a meteorite rather than a comet.
From Science Daily
Cosmic dust forms when stars explode or when comets break apart, and much of it carries a rare version of helium called helium-3 after passing near the sun.
From Science Daily
But whenever the blazing comet that is Ms. Chenoweth is not center stage—which isn’t often, but often enough—“The Queen of Versailles” loses altitude.
A photographer who captured a comet in the night sky above the Yorkshire Dales said he spent weeks waiting for the perfect moment for the shot.
From BBC
NEOs include asteroids, comets, and fragments whose orbits bring them close to Earth's path around the sun.
From Science Daily
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