A comet is a small astronomical body which orbits the sun.
Comet or The Comet may also refer to:
Animals Comet (fish), a marine fish Comet (goldfish) Comet moth Comet, the ancestor of the shorthorn cattle breed Species of hummingbird: Bronze-tailed comet, Polyonymus caroli Red-tailed comet, Sappho sparganurus Grey-bellied comet, Taphrolesbia griseiventris
Arts and entertainment Music Comet (band), an American rock band Comet (The Bouncing Souls album) (2012) Comet (Younha album) (2007) "Comet" (song), an American children's song Comet (Firefall album) (2020) "Comet" (Yoasobi song) (2021)
Literature Comet (Archie Comics), a fictional superhero Comet (Impact Comics), based on the Archie Comics character Comet (DC Comics), either of two fictional comic book characters Captain Comet, a DC Comics superhero Comet (Marvel Comics), a fictional character Comet (magazine), a US pulp science fiction magazine The Comet (British comics) The Comet (newspaper), based in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England The Comet (fanzine), a science fiction fanzine Comet, a fictional type of magical broomstick in the Harry Potter series "The Comet" (short story), by W. E. B. DuBois Comet (book), by Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan Surrey Comet, a weekly local newspaper published in London The Daily Comet, a newspaper in Thibodaux, Louisiana
Roller coasters The Comet (Great Escape), in New York Comet (Hersheypark), in Pennsylvania Comet (Lincoln Park), in Massachusetts Comet (Waldameer), in Pennsylvania
Other media Comet (film), a 2014 American romantic comedy-drama Comets (film), a 2019 Georgian drama Comet (pinball), a pinball machine Comet (TV network), an American digital broadcast network Princess Comet, a Japanese TV and manga series "The Comet", an episode of Strange Experiences Comet, a dog appearing in the television series Full House Comet, one of Santa Claus's reindeer
Military Comet (tank), a British armoured vehicle , any of several ships of the British Royal Navy , any of several US Navy ships , two ships of the Prussian and Imperial German Navy Comet Line, a World War II resistance group in Belgium and France
People Catherine Comet (born 1944), American symphony conductor Noah Comet ( 2010s), professor of English literature at the US Naval Academy Gale Sayers (born 1943), NFL Hall of Famer known as "The Kansas Comet" Dr Comet, a nickname of the comet researcher Fred Lawrence Whipple
Places Populated places Comet, Queensland, Australia Comet, Arkansas, US Comet, Missouri, US Comet, Montana, US Comet, North Carolina, US Comet, Jackson County, Ohio, US Comet, Summit County, Ohio, US
Other locations Comet River, Queensland, Australia Comet Mountain (British Columbia), Canada Mount Comet, in the Christmas Mountains of New Brunswick, Canada Comet Mountain, Montana, US Comet Peak, Nevada, US Comet Falls, Washington, US Comet Geyser, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, US Comet Galaxy, a spiral galaxy 3.2 billion light years from Earth
Science and technology Comet (browser), an AI-powered web browser Comet (experiment), a Japanese particle research project Comet (programming), a web application model using server-push communication Comet (pyrotechnics), a firework component The "Comet" swirl chamber, used in diesel engines Manx comet, a type of tailless comet
Sports and games United States Baltimore Comets, a defunct North American Soccer League team (1974–75) Clinton Comets, an ice hockey team from 1927 to 1973 Houston Comets, a defunct basketball team Kansas City Comets (1979–1991), a team in the original Major Indoor Soccer League Kansas City Comets (2001–2005), a team in the second Major Indoor Soccer League Kansas City Comets (2010–), a team in the Major Arena Soccer League Kenosha Comets, an All-American Girls Professional Baseball League team from 1943 to 1951 Missouri Comets, a Major Indoor Soccer League team Mohawk Valley Comets, a former ice hockey team based in Utica, New York (1973–77) Mohawk Valley Comets (ACHL), a former Atlantic Coast Hockey League (1985–87) Mohawk Valley Comets (NEHL), a former semi-pro North Eastern Hockey League in the 2003–04 season Oklahoma City Comets, the current Triple-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers Utica Comets, an American Hockey League team Comets, the athletics teams and mascot of the University of Texas at Dallas Comets, the athletics teams and mascot of Contra Costa College in California Comets, the athletics teams and mascot of Olivet College in Michigan Comets, the athletics teams and mascot of Palomar College in California
Elsewhere Adelaide Comets FC, an Australian soccer club Allgäu Comets, an American Football team from Germany Dundee Comets, a Scottish ice hockey team Ebun Comets, a Nigerian Premier League basketball team IK Comet, a defunct Norwegian ice hockey team Workington Comets, a speedway club based in Cumbria, UK
Games Comet (card game), a French card game dating to the 17th century
Transportation Airline Air Comet, a defunct Spanish airline Air Comet Chile, a defunct Peruvian airliner
Aircraft Cessna Comet, an early aircraft De Havilland Comet, a jet airliner De Havilland DH.88 Comet, a British two-seater racing aeroplane Dornier Komet, a German 1920s airliner FK-Lightplanes FK12 Comet German two seat sports/aerobatic homebuilt biplane Hockaday Comet, an American two-seat sports aircraft Ireland Comet, an American two seat biplane Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet, German WW2 rocket interceptor Speedtwin E2E Comet 1, a British aerobatic aeroplane Vomit Comet, a nickname for aircraft used to simulate zero gravity Wedell-Williams Model 44 named the Ring Free Comet, an American racing monoplane Yokosuka D4Y (Suisei, "Comet"), a Japanese WW2 dive bomber
Rail Comet (railcar) Community of Metros (CoMET), a rapid transit benchmarking organization Comet (train), of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Comet (interurban), a train of the Sacramento Northern Railway The Comet (train), a UK passenger train 1932–1962 LDE – Comet, a 19th-century German locomotive South Devon Railway Comet class, a type of locomotive
Road GET COMET, a minibus Mercury Comet, an American automobile Comet (marque), a short-lived automobile brand Leyland Comet, a series of buses and trucks James Comet, a British motorcycle produced beginning in 1948 Vincent Comet, a motorcycle produced in England from 1935 to 1955 Riley Comet, a version of the Riley 4 motorcar The Comet (transit), a transit operator in Columbia, South Carolina MG Comet EV, an electric car rebadged from Wuling Air EV
Water Comet (ship), any of several ships , a Scottish paddle steamer, operating the first European steamship service (1812) , any of several American and British merchant ships Comet (British racing dinghy)
Other uses Comet (retailer), a British electronics retailer Comet (cleanser) COMET – Competence Centers for Excellent Technologies, in Austria Comet Ping Pong, a pizzeria in Washington, D.C. "The Comet" (Adventure Time), a television episode
See also Comet Lake, an Intel microprocessor family Comet assay, an experimental technique for measuring DNA damage Komet (disambiguation) Shavit (Hebrew for "Comet"), a space launch vehicle