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A comet: close-up of the comet NEAT taken from Kitt Peak Observatory. It came from outer space... What's the difference between a comet, an asteroid, a meteoroid, a meteor and a meteorite? 25 Dec 2011

Previous Questions

The reconstructed skull of the dinosaur <i>Dracorex hogwartsia</i> Dragon’s Den Science gets Smaug-anised 21 Aug 2011
Cuttlefish bone found on a beach in Torquay, Victoria Marine Masterchefs Food preparation with a porpoise 15 Aug 2011
Leela Chameleon RIP Leela Chameleon A eulogy for a dearly-loved live museum exhibit (and friend) 07 Aug 2011
Aboriginal flag flying over the Royal Exhibition Building. What is Vexillology? Museum Victoria studies all sorts of ‘ologies, including Vexillology. 31 Jul 2011
Gary Lewis Wombat pouches With all the digging wombats do, why don’t their pouches fill with dirt? 24 Jul 2011
Golden Orb-weaving Spider (Nephila edulis) Free-ranging spiders at Melbourne Museum? Does the museum really have free-ranging spiders on display? 17 Jul 2011
A handle-shaped prominence emerging from the Sun. Sun Spots and Sun Age Can spots reveal the age of a star? 10 Jul 2011
Ootheca Ootheca Ever wondered how young praying mantids arrive? 03 Jul 2011
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