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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

Medal - Adelaide Jubilee International Exhibition, Australia, 1887. Exhibition medals Who did they originally belong to? 24 Apr 2011
Cast of a fossil of <I>Coelophysis</I>. Fossil formation How does it occur? 17 Apr 2011
<I>Tarbosaurus bataar</I> on display in Dinosaur Walk. Tyrannosaurus or tarbosaurus? Which one is on display at Melbourne Museum? 10 Apr 2011
Medal - Melbourne International Exhibition 1880. Numismatics What is it? 27 Mar 2011
Leopard Slug, <I>Limax maximus</I> Leopard Slugs Huge, spotted slugs in your garden? 20 Mar 2011
Grey Nurse Shark jaw (<I>Carcharias taurus</I>). Fishy skeletons Are fish skeletons made of bone? 13 Mar 2011
<I>Varanus giganteus</I>, Perentie mounted goanna specimen Largest Australian monitor At up to 2.5 metres in length, this is no garden skink. 06 Mar 2011
Black Rat (<I>Rattus rattus</I>) Black Rats versus Brown Rats How do you tell the difference? 27 Feb 2011
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