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
Before it began to disintegrate, K1 was likely slightly larger than a typical comet, measuring about 5 miles across.
From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026
If fresh ice was exposed, why did the comet not brighten right away?
From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 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
The musket ball streaked out of the barrel like a comet, trailing flames and smoke.
From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis
Vocabulary lists containing comet
Oh, My Stars! The Language of Outer Space
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