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
When a comet first breaks open, it exposes clean ice rather than dust.
From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026
Capturing a comet in the act of fragmenting is something the team had long hoped to achieve.
From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026
Swift detected hydroxyl when the comet was nearly three times farther from the Sun than Earth is, well beyond the region where surface ice would normally turn directly into vapor.
From Science Daily • Feb. 11, 2026
The spectacle, created by the slow disintegration of the comet Swift-Tuttle, is named for the constellation Perseus, the Greek hero who killed Medusa.
From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith
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