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”’Comet”’ or ”’The Comet”’ may also refer to:

”’Comet”’ or ”’The Comet”’ may also refer to:

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== Animals ==

* [[Comet (fish)]], a marine fish

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* Species of hummingbird:

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==Arts and entertainment==

==Arts and entertainment==

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* [[Comet (magazine)|”Comet” (magazine)]], a US pulp science fiction magazine

* [[Comet (magazine)|”Comet” (magazine)]], a US pulp science fiction magazine

* [[The Comet (British comics)|”The Comet” (British comics)]]

* [[The Comet (British comics)|”The Comet” (British comics)]]

* [[The Comet (newspaper)|”The Comet” (newspaper)]], based in Stevenage, Hertfordshire

* [[The Comet (newspaper)|”The Comet” (newspaper)]], based in Stevenage, Hertfordshire

* [[The Comet (fanzine)|”The Comet” (fanzine)]], a science fiction fanzine

* [[The Comet (fanzine)|”The Comet” (fanzine)]], a science fiction fanzine

* Comet, a fictional [[Magical objects in Harry Potter#Broomsticks|magical broomstick in the ”Harry Potter”]] series

* Comet, a fictional [[Magical objects in Harry Potter#Broomsticks|magical broomstick in the ”Harry Potter”]] series

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===Roller coasters===

===Roller coasters===

* [[The Comet (Great Escape)]], in New York

* [[The Comet (Great Escape)]], in New York

* [[Comet (Hersheypark)]], in Pennsylvania

* [[Comet (Hersheypark)]], in Pennsylvania

* [[Comet (Lincoln Park)]], in Massachusetts

* [[Comet (Lincoln Park)]], in Massachusetts

* [[Comet (Waldameer)]], in Pennsylvania

* [[Comet (Waldameer)]], in Pennsylvania

===Other===

===Other===

* [[Comet (film)|”Comet” (film)]], a 2014 American romantic comedy-drama

* [[Comet (film)|”Comet” (film)]], a 2014 American romantic comedy-drama

* [[Comets (film)|”Comets” (film)]], a 2019 Georgian drama

* [[Comets (film)|”Comets” (film)]], a 2019 Georgian drama

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* [[Noah Comet]] (fl. 2010s), professor of English literature at the United States Naval Academy

* [[Noah Comet]] (fl. 2010s), professor of English literature at the United States Naval Academy

* [[Gale Sayers]] (born 1943), NFL Hall of Famer known as “The Kansas Comet”

* [[Gale Sayers]] (born 1943), NFL Hall of Famer known as “The Kansas Comet”

* Dr. Comet, a nickname of the comet researcher [[Fred Lawrence Whipple]]

* Dr Comet, a nickname of the comet researcher [[Fred Lawrence Whipple]]

==Places==

==Places==

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* [[Comet Galaxy]], a spiral galaxy 3.2 billion light years from Earth

* [[Comet Galaxy]], a spiral galaxy 3.2 billion light years from Earth

==Science==

==Science==

* [[Comet (fish)]], a marine fish

* [[Comet ()]],

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* [[Comet (experiment)]], searching for coherent neutrino-less conversion of a muon to an electron

* [[Comet (experiment)]], searching for coherent neutrino-less conversion of a muon to an electron

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* [[Manx comet]], a type of tailless comet

* [[Manx comet]], a type of tailless comet

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=== Games ===

=== Games ===

* [[Comet (card game)]], a 17th-century French card game still played today

* [[Comet (card game)]], a 17th-century French card game still played today

==Technology==

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* [[Perplexity Comet]], an AI-powered web browser

==Transportation==

==Transportation==

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A comet is a small astronomical body which orbits the sun.

Comet or The Comet may also refer to:

• Comet (Archie Comics), a fictional superhero
• Comet (DC Comics), either of two fictional comic book characters
• Captain Comet, a DC Comics superhero
• Comet (Marvel Comics), a fictional character
• Comet (magazine), a US pulp science fiction magazine
• The Comet (British comics)
• The Comet (newspaper), based in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England
• The Comet (fanzine), a science fiction fanzine
• Comet, a fictional magical broomstick in the Harry Potter series
• “The Comet” (short story), by W.E.B. DuBois
• Comet (book), by Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan
• Surrey Comet, a weekly local newspaper published in London
• The Daily Comet, a newspaper in Thibodaux, Louisiana

• Comet (tank), a British armoured vehicle
• HMS Comet, any of several ships of the British Royal Navy
• USS Comet, any of several United States Navy ships
• SMS Comet, two ships of the Prussian and Imperial German Navy
• Comet Line, a World War II resistance group in Belgium and France

• Catherine Comet (born 1944), American symphony conductor
• Noah Comet (fl. 2010s), professor of English literature at the United States Naval Academy
• Gale Sayers (born 1943), NFL Hall of Famer known as “The Kansas Comet”
• Dr Comet, a nickname of the comet researcher Fred Lawrence Whipple

• Comet, Queensland, Australia
• Comet, Arkansas, United States
• Comet, Missouri, United States
• Comet, Montana, United States
• Comet, North Carolina, United States
• Comet, Jackson County, Ohio, United States
• Comet, Summit County, Ohio, United States

• Comet River, Queensland, Australia
• Comet Mountain (British Columbia), Canada
• Mount Comet, in the Christmas Mountains of New Brunswick, Canada
• Comet Mountain, Montana, United States
• Comet Peak, Nevada, United States
• Comet Falls, Washington, United States
• Comet Geyser, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States
• Comet Galaxy, a spiral galaxy 3.2 billion light years from Earth

• Baltimore Comets, a defunct North American Soccer League team (1974–75)
• Clinton Comets, an ice hockey team from 1927 to 1973
• Houston Comets, a defunct basketball team
• Kansas City Comets (disambiguation), any of several indoor soccer teams
• Kenosha Comets, an All-American Girls Professional Baseball League team from 1943 to 1951
• Missouri Comets, a Major Indoor Soccer League team
• Mohawk Valley Comets, a former ice hockey team based in Utica, New York (1973–77)
• Mohawk Valley Comets (ACHL), a former Atlantic Coast Hockey League (1985–87)
• Mohawk Valley Comets (NEHL), a former semi-pro North Eastern Hockey League in the 2003–04 season
• Oklahoma City Comets, the current Triple-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers
• Utica Comets, an American Hockey League team
• Comets, the athletics teams and mascot of the University of Texas at Dallas
• Comets, the athletics teams and mascot of Contra Costa College in California
• Comets, the athletics teams and mascot of Olivet College in Michigan
• Comets, the athletics teams and mascot of Palomar College in California

• Cessna Comet, an early aircraft
• De Havilland Comet, a jet airliner
• De Havilland DH.88 Comet, a British two-seater racing aeroplane
• Dornier Komet, German 1920s airliner
• FK-Lightplanes FK12 Comet German two seat sports/aerobatic homebuilt biplane
• Hockaday Comet, an American two-seat sports aircraft
• Ireland Comet, an American two seat biplane
• Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet, German WW2 rocket interceptor
• Speedtwin E2E Comet 1, a British aerobatic aeroplane
• Vomit Comet – a nickname for aircraft used to simulate zero gravity
• Wedell-Williams Model 44 named the Ring Free Comet, an American racing monoplane
• Yokosuka D4Y (Suisei, “Comet”), a Japanese WW2 dive bomber

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