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The De Havilland Comet: The Engineering Disaster Inceptor of Civilian Jet Aviation
The first Comet had a maximum take-off weight of 50 tons (110,000 lbs) and a capacity of 36 passengers. Tiny, compared to 2023 flying ships, but if the airplane were any bigger, it would have ...
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COLLISION ON LAKE SUPERIOR.; TEN LIVES LOST PARTICULARS OF THE DISASTER A PARTIAL LIST OF THE LOST AND SAVED. (Published 1875) - The New York Times
DETROIT, Mich., Aug. 27. The Canadian steamer Manitoba came into collision with the propeller Comet above White Fish Point, Lake Superior, at 8:30 o'clock last evening, and sunk her almost instantly.
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Rare comet may be visible to the naked eye. Here's where to look.
Comet A3 could be bright enough to see with naked eye 02:27. BOSTON - It isn't often that we get the chance to see a comet with the naked eye.But, in a year already filled with so many ...
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Comet SWAN: How to spot its remnants before it disappears | CNN - CNN International
A newly discovered comet, called C/2025 F2 (SWAN), may have disintegrated. But the remnants are still visible.
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Rare comet to streak across night sky. Here’s how you can see it - NPR
Your unusual chance to see a comet in the sky is here. C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS was discovered by astronomers in 2023 — and will appear to the naked eye over the next couple weeks.