starlike object

asteroid

a group of asteroids not located in the orbit between Mars and Jupiter

a small body of rock and ice with a very eccentric orbit around the sun

the nucleus and coma of a comet

the relatively dense central part of a comet's head

the region of glowing gas that surrounds the nucleus of a comet

the long streamer behind the head of a comet

the gas pushed away from a comet in a nearly straight stream by the solar wind

the dust pushed away from a comet in a curved stream by the pressure of sunlight

a comet that keeps returning because of an elliptical orbit

the path pf a comet that only passes around the sun once

a mass of stone or metal that orbits the sun and which can become a meteor if it enters the earth's atmosphere

a mass of stone or metal that enters the earth's atmosphere from space and glows as it falls through the atmosphere; a shooting star

another name for a meteor

a large, brilliant meteor

a large meteor that explodes into many smaller ones

enter the earth's orbit from random directions and visible at any time of the year

enter the earth's atmosphere from an orbit that intersects the eath's orbit

enters the earth's atmosphere and strikes the ground

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