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
The new images show several features that support the conclusion that 3I/ATLAS is a comet.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 2026
Water is less volatile than methane or carbon dioxide, which means its gas production shuts down more quickly as the comet cools.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 4, 2026
He proposed that an object of planetary mass, which he called a comet, was somehow generated in the Jupiter system.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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
Asteroids and comets preserve leftover material from the formation of planetary systems, so an object arriving from interstellar space may contain clues about conditions around another star.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 2026
These frozen environments contain ice that may have trapped material delivered by comets and asteroids billions of years ago.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 13, 2026
Ptolemy thought that comets bring wars, hot weather and “disturbed conditions.”
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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