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What is the debate about the number of planets in your solar system?
many people think there are 8 planets, 9 planets or 10 planets in our solar system. 8 planets is the well accepted fact by most scientist, this means pluto is not a planet, many however believe it is so they think there are 9 planets, and some believe there are 10 planets, a so called planet X that will come close enough to earth to disrupt the gravity field and cause solar rays to greatly affect us, but this has never been proven
How is the orbital path of a comet like the orbital path of the planets?
All orbits are ellipses; this is true for both planets and for comets. Cometary orbits are somewhat extreme ellipses, where the difference between the perihelion (closest to the Sun) is very different from the aphelion (farthest from the Sun) distance. This difference is called "eccentricity". Planets have relatively low eccentricity; for Earth, for example, the eccentricity is only 3%. Some comets don't have an "orbit" at all. An "orbit" implies that the comet will eventually come back. But some comets are "hyperbolic"; their paths aren't an ellipse, but a hyperbola. A hyperbolic comet is a one-time visitor to the solar system; it has fallen in from interstellar space, and will be going back out to interstellar space.
What is is the difference between the orbit of a comet and the orbit of a planet?
Comets have elliptical orbits as do planets, in general a comets orbit is more elliptical than a planets orbit. In some cases far more, insomuch as they are temporary visitors to our solar system. --- Comets are small bodies of rock and ice which are in a highly eccentric orbit around the sun. They spend most of their time slowly orbiting the sun, far out beyond the outer planets. Their orbit eventually brings them closer to the sun where they can then be seen more easily as the sun heats the surface and causes gas and dust to come away from the comet. Planets have much more regular orbits, their distance from the sun varies too, but to a much lesser degree. Planets orbits dont cross each others, and they are all on a similar plane. comets orbits are not always on the planetary plane and will cross the orbits of many planets throughout their eccentric orbit.
Sun in the solar system?
There are many types of objects in the solar system. First up there's the sun. Everything in the solar system revolves around it. Next are the planets. These are the largest objects rotating around the sun. Asteroids are too small to be planets. There are also dwarf planets, minor planets, and so on. Comets are these frozen balls that stay mostly in the Kuiper Belt or the Oort Cloud. Sometimes they come into Earth's view. Anything beyond Neptune is a KBO. (Kuiper Belt Object) Pluto was KBOed in 2006. The whole solar system is one light-year wide. The sun is like 99.6% of the solar system. Those are the main objects in the solar system.
Is Halley's comet part of our solar system?
Yes. The solar system is everything that orbits the sun.
What are comets asteroids and meteoroids?
Asteroids comets and meteoroids all are masses of land sometimes inflamed and usually come from parts of planets hurtling through space.
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.
Where do comets comets from?
They come from the outer reaches of space.
Why the planets not colliding each other?
The planets in the solar system are in well-spaced out, stable, roughly circular orbits - they don't come close enough to collide with each other. Asteroids and comets, however, are on more elliptical, unstable orbits that often cross the orbits of the planets, and sometimes planets collide with asteroids and comets.
What type of orbits do comets fallow?
Mostly comets follow elliptical orbits just like the planets, except more elongated (eccentricity higher). A few comets that come from deep space are on hyperbolic orbits and are very fast-moving, they visit once and never come back because they have enough kinetic energy to escape again.
How were comets found?
Comets come from the Oort cloud and the Kupier Belt
How are comets alike to planets?
Asteroids are the celestial bodies found in between the spaces of the planets of the solar system. But comets are mysterious bodies that go far away from the known solar system and come back once very rarely.
Why have comets happened?
Comets are solid pieces of rock that are in long elliptical orbit around the sun. They occur because pieces of other space objects (asteroids, moons, planets, etc.) were knocked off into this path, and the path just happens to come close to the Earth.
Where are Comets usually found?
Comets can be formed anywhere in space. They are mainly composed of ice and dust, which can be acquired from anywhere in space i.e pieces of chipped planets or random space particle. Hope this was helpful x]
How do scientist develope their ideas or theories about the formation of the stars and planets?
First they study the subject, then they come up with questions that other people may want to know the answer to. After that, they use their studies and knowledge of physics to come up with a believable and reasonable way that something could be what they think it is.
How do scientist develop their ideas or theories about the formation of the stars and planets?
First they study the subject, then they come up with questions that other people may want to know the answer to. After that, they use their studies and knowledge of physics to come up with a believable and reasonable way that something could be what they think it is.
Where do meteriods come from?
Answer : meteoroids come from comets or asteroids.
