If one were to see a comet passing by Earth,it is likely that this comet originated from ________.
A)the asteroid belt
B)the Kuiper belt
C)a neighboring galaxy
D)interplanetary space

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Comets are believed to originate from the Kuiper belt, a region of our solar system beyond the orbit of Neptune where a large number of icy bodies reside. Occasionally, comets can also come from the Oort cloud, a hypothetical region far beyond the Kuiper belt. Comets are not typically known to originate from the asteroid belt or neighboring galaxies, and "interplanetary space" is a very broad and generic term that does not specifically identify the source of the comet.

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