What is a Comet?

This video was created in association with Fireballs Aotearoa, a meteor tracking project funded by Curious Minds and the Participatory Science Platform. I am currently working on the project as a research assistant. More info is available here:

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All other imagery exists in the public domain, or is my own work.

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Brian Bolger - 'Future Glider'
Nathan Moore - 'Diving in Backwards'
Asher Fulero - 'Spring Thaw'

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[ElenaVujnovic]

Vdry good video idk why there isnt a lot of views

[alinaqvi]

I saw comts today's night but small in pieces, not faster and suddenly disappear but l saw first time amazing scene in life🎉🎉🎉

[loluraa]

So dosent comets happen every day bcuz there’s a nucleus in our eye

[jasonngamare]

Saw comet last night appeared out of no were evaporated over my house smelt like sulphur had cloud of white black smoke

[WALTERJAHBLAZE]

Now we have vybz kartel the comet from earth.

[laknasujith]

Is your brother is Robert Louis Steven son, alan and david

[sciencepowerpoints]

But how can a rock smaller than the size of a small city on earth....produces a masssive tail which stretches all the way to the Sun :/