Comets

How do comets come toward earth?

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2014-08-22 14:21:17

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Comets come toward earth during their orbits. They are drawn toward the sun by gravity and sometimes cross earth's orbital path in the process.

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How do comets come toward the earth?

From gravitational attraction.

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Do comets come close to the earth?

Yes, comets come very close to the Earth each year. These comets can be seen passing by the Earth with a telescope.

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When is the next visual comet?

Comets often come quite unexpectedly. Some periodic comets are known; it can be estimated when they come back. But many comets come to Earth once, and may come back after millions of years, or perhaps never. Comets often come quite unexpectedly. Some periodic comets are known; it can be estimated when they come back. But many comets come to Earth once, and may come back after millions of years, or perhaps never. Comets often come quite unexpectedly. Some periodic comets are known; it can be estimated when they come back. But many comets come to Earth once, and may come back after millions of years, or perhaps never. Comets often come quite unexpectedly. Some periodic comets are known; it can be estimated when they come back. But many comets come to Earth once, and may come back after millions of years, or perhaps never.

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When did the comets come?

Comets come to the inner Solar System - i.e., close to Earth - all the time.

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How far away is the earth from comets?

This depends on the comet. Some comets come fairly close to Earth, and some have come VERY close to the Earth. We believe that some comets have actually struck the Earth in the distant past. Most comets spend the vast majority of their time far away for the Sun and the Earth, and it is a rare occurrence for more than one comet to be visible at one time.

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Does comets go the earth?

earth the comets to go

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Does earth have comets or asteroids?

No - but some do come close, they orbit a sun

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Do comets and asteroids come close to the earth?

Some do, some do not. Both have in the past hit the Earth.

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How has comets helped the study of space?

Comets come from the coldest parts of the universe and contain ice and organic materials. Scientists believe that impacts from comets on earth are responsible for contributing to organic materials and possibly life on earth.

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How often do comets come close to earth?

During the course of a typical year, something like 10 or 12 comets come within the range of amateur telescopes.

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What comes from the sky and hits earth?

Few comets and meteoroids come from the sky and hit earth. or hail

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Does earth have comets?

No. Comets that we see in the sky were only passing by in earth.

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Has a rogue planet ever come near earth?

As far as we know, no rogue planet has ever come near Earth. Comets and asteroids have come near Earth, but not actual planets.

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Where did most of Earth's gases in the atmosphere come from?

Probably from comets hitting Earth after it solidified.

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Why do comets not hit the planet earth easily?

Even though the planet Earth is very large in comparison to the people who live on it, it is very small in comparison to outer space. It is effectively a small target for comets to hit. And even though the gravitational attraction of the Earth does tend to pull objects such as comets toward it, in most cases the comet (or other object) will still miss, and will then fly past the Earth.

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How close do comet to the earth?

Comets have their own orbits in our solar system around the sun. They don't come close to the earth.

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Have comets ever hit earth?

Yes it is believed that comets have hit the Earth in the past.

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Do Comets orbit Earth the way the moon orbits Earth?

no, comets do not orbit Earth. If comets did orbit Earth, it would be Earths Moon's, but comets orbit the kuiper belt at the edge of the Solar System. Some times comets hit each other and get knocked out of their orbit and possibly hit a planet.

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Why do meteors appear in showers?

Meteors appear to come in showers. This is because most are born from comets and as the comet travels, it throws off pieces of rock, which then fall toward Earth, similar to the way water falls in the shower.

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Do comets and asteroids come close to earth?

Yes; some come close enough to crash with planet Earth - as was the case, for example, in the Tunguska (Siberia) in the year 1908.

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What do you have to use to see comets?

Some comets can be seen without any mechanical help if they are large enough or come close to the earth. Any sort of telescope will help you see more comets if you know where to look and what to look for.

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Why can comets be seen from Earth?

Comets can be seen from Earth only part of the time, when they are close enough to the Sun.

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Which of these hit the earth comets or asteroids?

It is possible for comets and asteroids to hit Earth, but they are extremely rare events.

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What comet or asteroid will come close to the Earth in 2012?

Comets are difficult to predict; we currently know of no comets that will be visible in 2012, but new ones are discovered periodically. No asteroids that we are aware of will approach the Earth very closely before April 13, 2029, when the asteroid Apophis will come fairly close the Earth. (But it will miss.)

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Can comets come to earth?

A comet could concievably pass close enough to the earth to be pulled in by its gravity. We would experience as a meteor or meteorite

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