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title: UMD Astronomers Catch a Natural Comet Outburst in Unprecedented Detail
date: 2019-12-06T07:00:00-05:00
author: University of Maryland
canonical_url: "https://today.umd.edu/briefs/umd-astronomers-catch-natural-comet-outburst-unprecedented-detail-6fdb296f-f849-40a5-8d91-0f235bb208cf"
section: Briefs
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