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A comet orbits the sun. Comets can sometimes be seen from earth as bright objects in the sky but they do not enter the earth's atmosphere. A shooting star is another expression for a meteor, a piece of something falling from space into the earth's atmosphere and creating a visible trail.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 15y agoA shooting star is actually not a star at all. What we identify as shooting stars are actually small meteors entering Earth's atmosphere. As they travel through the atmosphere at 10s of thousands of miles per hour, they heat up and incinerate, creating the light you see. Most last just a few moments. A comet is a frozen chunk of dust and gas left over from the formation of our solar system. Most comets come from the outer solar system, well beyond the orbit of Neptune. As they get closer to the sun, they heat up, causing gas and dust to trail behind the comet, creating the tail that we can see from Earth.
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∙ 13y agoa shooting star is a hot gas gliding through the air. a comet is a big piece of rock
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What is known as the shooting star?
a comet
What is difference between a comet and a astriod?
A comet is a cloud of dust and an asteroid is a solid rock.
Is there such a thing as a spinning blue meteor or comet or shooting star?
Shooting stars are meteorites, and they exist. I've never heard about a "spinning blue meteor" (or a "spinning blue comet" or a "spinning blue shooting star", if you are asking about this as well) and cannot find any information about it either.
Which heavenly bodies appear in the sky at regular bit long intervals and have a tail?
A comet is a space thing that has a heavenly body and a tail. The most famous comet known is Hailey's comet.
What is the difference between a regular star and a shooting star?
A regular star is like the sun, only very far away.A shooting star is not a star. It is a meteor entering the earth's atmosphere and burning up. This is the long light streak you may see briefly in the night sky.
What is the difference between a shooting star and a comet in Alyssa's star challenge on Webkinz?
There is no way to tell the difference between a shooting star and a comet until AFTER you've clicked on one. If you're lucky and it was a comet you will either get food or a solar suit item (boots, helmet, belt, pants, jacket). If it's a shooting star, the words shooting star will appear on your screen and all you will have done is wasted a turn.
What has a bigger impact on the earth a comet or a shooting star?
a comet
What is known as the shooting star?
a comet
How can you tell the difference between a comet and a star?
a comet has tail behind it while a star is like a little dot.
Which is nearest a comet you can see or a shooting star?
A shooting star, which is within the Earth's atmosphere.
Does comet has a nick name?
Shooting Star
What is a different name for a comet?
cosmopup or shooting star
What would be the right term for a star?
Well, shooting stars are actually big balls of hot gas. which is a comet. So the best term for a shooting star would be comet.
What is difference between a comet and a astriod?
A comet is a cloud of dust and an asteroid is a solid rock.
Which is nearest to us a comet bright enough to see or a shooting star?
A so-called "shooting star" is closer than a comet. The "shooting star" is a grain of sand, a small stone, or a rock, that runs into the earth's atmosphere, and burns up on its way down to the surface. If a comet ever enters the atmosphere, we have a major problem.
What is the difference between sun and comet and planet?
Basically, Earth is a planet, the Sun is a star, and a comet is an icy small body of ice.
Is a shooting star faster the a comet?
No. On average, they should have approximately the same speed.
