Are their any famous or historical comets asteroids or meteors?
There is Halley's comet, and a meteorite crater called Hoba Iron Meteorite. Does that help?
Are comets from other galaxies?
No, they are not. They come from regions of asteroids that exist within our own solar system. Long period comets, the ones that appear once in thousands of years, probably come from the Oort Cloud, a spherical cloud of small icy asteroids believed to exist at the farthest outer reaches of the solar system. Short period comets like Halley's probably come from the Kuiper Belt, a ring of asteroids just beyone Neptune's orbit. The minor…
What is the difference in asteroids comet meteors and meteorites?
An asteroid is a small body of frozen gasses rock and debris left over the from the creation of the Solar System. There are 100s of thousands of asteroids. Some are large enough to be seen from Earth with telescopes. A comet is a frozen ball of gas and debris that orbits close to the Sun. They can take a long time to orbit the sun. Halley's Comet, the most famous takes just over 75…
How do scientists believe comets and asteroids are formed?
Asteroids and Comets are the leftovers from the formation of our Solar System. When we think of the Solar System, we tend to think of the Sun, its eight planets, and their moons. But there is much more going on here than meets the eye. The empty spaces of our solar system are littered with small objects known as asteroids and comets. These objects can be thought of as the leftovers of the Solar System…