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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

Flinders Street Station, Melbourne. Flinders Street Station How old is it? 20 Feb 2011
Net-casting Spider <I>Deinopis sp.</I> Net-casting Spider Fearsome looking Ogre-faced Spider is actually timid. 13 Feb 2011
Bird feather fossil specimen Fossil Feathers Small fossil feathers prompt big questions. 06 Feb 2011
Watercolour of Melbourne Royal Exhibition Building with fountain, flags and crowds arriving, 1880. Viewed from the South East, showing the Main Hall, Eastern Annexe and Temporary Central Pavilions from Nicholson Street REB annexes When were the annexes added? 30 Jan 2011
Where Melbourne's underground creek meets the Yarra River. Melbourne's underground river The creek beneath your feet 23 Jan 2011
An adult Common Brown, taken at Melbourne Museum Common Brown Butterfly Butterflies descend on Melbourne Museum 09 Jan 2011
Lantern slide of a black swan on a nest Swan chicks How can I protect the swan chicks on my property? 16 Jan 2011
Front facade of Kew Asylum building, now private residences. Kew Lunatic Asylum How do I find out more about the people who lived there? 02 Jan 2011
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