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Comets are like asteroids, but when they are near the sun they release dust or gas. This gives them a tail or makes them look fuzzy.
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Small Comets - The original discovery and latest news about a new class of interplanetary bodies. Views of the Solar System: Comets - Basic features, data, discoveries, images and sections with specific information on selected comets. British Astronomical Association Comet Section - News, recent observations, observing information and advice. Nakano Note - Orbit computations for selected comets. Catalogue of Comet Discoveries - Downloadable catalog. Also news, reading list, articles, links. Wikipedia: Comet - Encyclopedia entry covers physical characteristics, history. List of well-known comets. Comet Shoemaker-Levy Collision with Jupiter - Extensive coverage of the event July 1994. Includes observations, reports, 1444 images, news releases and links. Comet Observations - Catalogue of images, ordered by comet. Comets - Overview provided by David Jewitt, an astronomer at UCLA. The Age of Comets - Article by William Newcott republished from the National Geographic magazine. CARA Project - Comet data archive for amateur astronomers. Includes observation logs and discussions. In English and Italian. Windows to the Universe: Comets - General information and data, pictures, details on the most interesting ones. Glossary - Glossary of comet (and astronomical) terms. Comet Information and the International Comet Quarterly - From the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. News, observations, orbital data, comet names and designations, links. Comet Section of Germany - News, observations, analyses of current comets, images, archives, links. Comet's Long Tail Tickles Ulysses - The solar polar orbit satellite observed tail of comet Hyakutake by means of magnetic fields and particle count anomalies. Article from Science News. Lists and Plots: Comets - Offers updated orbital data, lists and orbit diagrams. Includes near Earth objects and minor planets.
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