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Smash! In July 2005, scientists smashed a probe into a comet. The crash gave scientists their first peek inside a comet.

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Blaze of Glory As they heat up, comets develop two tails. The tails can be millions of miles long.

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Picture-Perfect Comet Hale-Bopp is very bright. When it comes near Earth, people see it without a telescope.

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