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Real World: Comet Quest

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What is so interesting about a chunk of ice hurtling through space? NASA is using the information to help us understand why different planets are so different. Find out what a comet's diameter tells astronomers about the life of the comet. Learn about Comet Ison and the new Rosetta Mission. Hitch your own ride on a comet with NASA's SpacePlace game, Comet Quest.

Published on: January 03, 2014

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NASA, NIA, eClips, Real World, middle school, video, education, technology, Science, Engineering, Mathematics, comets, diameter, mass, ISON, Halley, Oort Cloud, Rosetta, Space Place, Comet Quest, coma, sublimate, organization of solar system, matter, state

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