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What is The Difference Between a Comet and a Shooting Star?

SkyGuy by Tom Vilot

Jul 14, 20083:05Education

Comets and shooting stars are very different beasts. But what exactly are they? SkyGuy gives the answer...

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What is The Difference Between a Comet and a Shooting Star? is an episode from SkyGuy by Tom Vilot. Comets and shooting stars are very different beasts. But what exactly are they? SkyGuy gives the answer... The episode was published on Jul...

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Published Jul 14, 2008, 3:05 long, audio available.

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