Comet
Green canister cleaner
A comet is an icy body that orbits the sun, developing a visible tail of gas and dust as it approaches the inner solar system.
Comets appear periodically—Halley's Comet returns every 75-76 years—or once before disappearing into deep space.
Historically, comets were seen as omens.
Figuratively, a comet is someone who rises to sudden brilliance: She blazed through the industry like a comet.
Rear animal appendage
- orbitCurved celestial path
- nucleusCentral controlling part
- comaUnwakeable unconsciousness
- meteorGlowing atmospheric space rock
asteroid · Halley · trajectory · perihelion · aphelion · elliptical · icy · debris
Unbroken series
- tailRear animal appendage
- glowSteady, soft light
- luminousEmitting or reflecting light
- trailingFollowing behind something
blazing · fiery · arc · flash · shooting · brilliant · radiant · spectacular
Prophetic indicator
- portentSign of future calamity
- prophecyForetelling of future events
- superstitionBaseless belief in omens
- harbingerOne who foreshadows
doom · ancient · medieval · folklore · myth · herald · disaster · foreshadowing
Emerging person of promise
- prodigyGifted youth with rare talent
- phenomenonExtraordinary observable occurrence
- flashBrief burst of light
- brillianceExceptional intelligence or luster
meteoric · sudden · brief · dazzling · spectacular · burst · emergence · trajectory
Trilingual Egyptian artifact
- PhilaeAncient Egyptian sacred isle
- landerSpacecraft for surface arrival
- probeThorough examination or tool
- missionPurpose-driven task
ESA · NASA · exploration · rendezvous · sample · Deep Impact · Giotto · flyby
tail
Rear animal appendage
meteor · asteroid · Halley · trajectory · perihelion · aphelion · elliptical · icy · debris · solar system
streak
Unbroken series
trailing · blazing · fiery · arc · flash · shooting · brilliant · radiant · spectacular · visible
omen
Prophetic indicator
- portentSign of future calamity
- prophecyForetelling of future events
- superstitionBaseless belief in omens
harbinger · doom · ancient · medieval · folklore · myth · herald · disaster · foreshadowing · awe
rising star
Emerging person of promise
- prodigyGifted youth with rare talent
- phenomenonExtraordinary observable occurrence
- flashBrief burst of light
brilliance · meteoric · sudden · brief · dazzling · spectacular · burst · emergence · trajectory · ascent
Rosetta
Trilingual Egyptian artifact
- PhilaeAncient Egyptian sacred isle
- landerSpacecraft for surface arrival
- probeThorough examination or tool
mission · ESA · NASA · exploration · rendezvous · sample · Deep Impact · Giotto · flyby · imaging
Cometfixed star
Star showing no planetary motion
Polaris · North Star · star · asteroid · constellation
Cometfixed star
Star showing no planetary motion
Polaris · North Star · eternal flame · lodestone · constant
CometWindex
Ammonia-based glass spray
spray cleaner · dish soap · glass cleaner · 409 · laundry detergent
- Halley's CometPredictable orbiting frozen body
- comet hunterOne who discovers icy bodies
- comet tailLuminous debris wake
- great cometsExceptionally bright tailed bodies
- vomit cometAircraft creating temporary freefall
- comet impactCelestial body striking surface