Meteoritics, the laboratory study of meteorites, was regarded as our best window on events at the time of the origin of the planets even before their age could be measured. […] Recently, discoveries in both meteoritics and asteroid research have brought forward several interesting connections with comets, and even the Voyager revelation of the nature of ice-rich satellites has influenced our understanding of meteorite origins.

And even after the emotional cast comes off, we need to be slow about getting deeply involved in a relationship again

The pricker was used to level the fire half-way up the bank and that was that.

Perhaps it's the Batsquatch, she said, laughing at her joke. Sadie didn't laugh. She knew very well what it was. The creature drew closer, giving both girls a true impression of its size. It can't be, said Candice. It's the Batsquatch, isn't it?