COMET HALE-BOPP, COMET SWIFT-TUTTLE, COMET HYAKUTAKE, COMET HALLEY, and COMET SHOEMAKER-LEVY 9
Typically, several comets are spotted every year.
Over the last hundred years, notable comets include Halley's Comet, which was last visible in 1986, and Comet Hale-Bopp, which captivated observers in 1997. Comet NEOWISE made a spectacular appearance in July 2020, and Comet Leonard was visible in December 2021. Additionally, Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko was extensively studied by the Rosetta mission, which provided significant insights into comets from 2014 to 2016.
The most visible changes have been in the accuracy of the physics engines.
Long period comets originate in the Oort Cloud.
Comets are remnants from the early Solar System, composed of ice, dust, and rock. They have been observed for thousands of years by various cultures and have often been seen as omens or celestial signs. Halley's Comet is one of the most famous comets, known for its periodic appearances every 76 years.
Some notable comets observed in the last 5 years include NEOWISE (C/2020 F3) in 2020, Comet Lovejoy (C/2014 Q2) in 2014, and Comet Pan-STARRS (C/2017 T2) in 2017. These comets were visible to the naked eye and generated public interest due to their brightness.
Although sometimes not visible from parts of the planet, comets can be seen from very large geographical areas on Earth, not only from individual locations.
Jupiter has a visible violent wind storm that has raged on it for many years. Another name for it is called the Great Red Spot.
Much about what we think we know about comets is, at best, educated guesswork. We have sampled the tails of three comets, and all were different. We observed an impact into the nucleus of one comet. We believe that comets have a source in the "Oort Cloud", but no instrument currently exists that is sensitive enough to detect the Oort Cloud - so we have NO EVIDENCE that the "Oort Cloud" exists. It makes "sense"; comets have to come from SOMEPLACE, since no comet could have survived 4.5 billion years of close passes by the Sun. But the fact is that what we know about comets is like a bucket, and what we do NOT know about comets is like an ocean. And over the next 300 years, I predict that we will discover that at least half of what we "know" about comets will turn out to have been wrong.
Long period comets originate in the Oort Cloud.
over 1500 coets have been seen over 200 years we wont see comet hale bop until year 4395! a comet is made from ice dust and rock! these are called dirty snowballs
Detailed research on comets indicates that they cannot be older than 4.6 billion years, which is roughly the age of the Solar System. This is because comets are composed of volatile materials that would have sublimated or depleted over long periods of time. Therefore, the age of comets serves as a valuable indicator of the age of the Solar System.