comet

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When a comet first breaks open, it exposes clean ice rather than dust.

From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026

In a remarkable stroke of luck, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope observed a comet in the middle of breaking apart.

From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026

In addition, the elevated platinum levels persisted for about 14 years, indicating a sustained process rather than a sudden event like a meteorite or comet impact.

From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2026

Each interstellar comet discovered so far has revealed something different about chemistry in other planetary systems.

From Science Daily • Feb. 11, 2026

And often sound does not quite become a word but suffocates or floats away over me half finished; an arch, a pathway, a comet.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque