# On Background - Comets, the basics

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Podcast: [EVSN: Escape Velocity Space News](https://stenobird.com/podcast/evsn-escape-velocity-space-news-444293)
Published: 2026-03-26T02:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

In this special episode, funded by the National Science Foundation, we're taking a break from the headlines to share the background story of comets. Today, we'll focus on the origin of comets and their basic anatomy, and in future episodes, we'll dive deep into how comets are discovered, what we can learn from them, and how they can literally and figuratively impact our world.

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