comet
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After starting his career as a comet who smashed the field, McIlroy fell closer to earth.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
The research team plans to continue analyzing gases released by the comet.
From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026
However, another theory proposed that a comet or asteroid impact over North America triggered the event.
From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2026
This summer, that traveler entered our solar system and received the name 3I/ATLAS, becoming only the third confirmed interstellar comet ever observed.
From Science Daily • Feb. 11, 2026
First she dragged George to the first class library so she could check out a book on Halley's comet.
From "I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912" by Lauren Tarshis
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