☄️ Comet
A comet, an icy, rocky space object that can form a tail of gas and dust when near the sun. Generally depicted as an icy-blue comet, as if streaking downwards in a night sky. May be used for meteors and other celestial bodies, as well as for content concerning space more generally. Also occasionally used for flair or flourish. Not to be confused with 🌠 Shooting Star, though their applications may overlap. Samsung’s comet is fiery-red, as is Apple’s, which appears to be ascending. WhatsApp’s comet is depicted in a starry, night sky, Apple’s comet was previously descending and blue.
☄️ Comet
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| Platform | Shortcode | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Emojipedia | :comet: |
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A streaking comet, appearing as a ball of light, with a light streak behind it. Similar to the shooting star emoji. Comet was approved as pa http://emojipedia.org/comet/
- A block of ice and dust that orbits the sun. Seen from the earth, it looks like a bright star with a tail.
- A celestial phenomenon with the appearance given by the orbiting celestial body.
- (astronomy) a relatively small extraterrestrial body consisting of a frozen mass that travels around the sun in a highly elliptical orbit
- Icy small Solar System body
- Comets are small astronomical objects similar to asteroids but composed largely of ice.
- A celestial body, generally with a tail.
- A comet is an icy small Solar System body that, when passing close to the Sun, heats up and begins to outgas, displaying a visible atmosphere or coma, and sometimes also a tail.