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It's theorized that all comets formed in the Oort cloud, which is a spherical cloud of comets roughly 50,000 AU from the sun. Out there are temperatures sufficiently cold enough to form the giant balls of ice we call comets
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 8y agoEdmund Halley, the second Astronomer Royal, observed it and predicted it would come back 75 years later. It did come back, he was no longer alive, but it was named Halley's comet at that time.
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∙ 12y agoEdmund Halley and he used Isaac newton's new law of gravity to predict that the comet would return to Earth in 1758.
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∙ 14y agoWe believe that Comet Hale Bopp probably originated in the Oort Cloud, a distant region in our solar system.
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∙ 13y agoIt was discovered by two guys named Alan Hale and Thomas Bopp. It is traditional for comets to be named for the discoverer(s).
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∙ 13y agoAlan hale & Thomas bopp
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∙ 14y agoAlan Hale and Thomas Bopp.
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∙ 13y agoalen hale and thimas bopp
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What did Edmund Halley invent?
he found halleys comet he found halleys comet
What is the reason he is famous?
because he discovered halleys comet
Does Halleys comet orbits earth in an elongated ellipse?
The Orbit of Comet Halley is an elongate ellipse, yes, but it does not orbit earth - it orbits the sun.
When was halleys comet discovered?
The first "certain" appearance of Halley's Comet is from 240 BC, in the Chinese chronicle Records of the Grand Historian or Shiji, which describes a comet that appeared "in the east and moved north".
What does halleys commit look like?
Right now, Halley's Comet is a black cinder drifting through space beyond the orbit of Uranus.
What is the orbit of halleys comet?
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What did Edmund Halley invent?
he found halleys comet he found halleys comet
What is the reason he is famous?
because he discovered halleys comet
How far away is Halley's comet from the sun?
Halley's Comet is currently a little beyond the orbit of Neptune.
Does Halleys comet orbits earth in an elongated ellipse?
The Orbit of Comet Halley is an elongate ellipse, yes, but it does not orbit earth - it orbits the sun.
When was halleys comet discovered?
The first "certain" appearance of Halley's Comet is from 240 BC, in the Chinese chronicle Records of the Grand Historian or Shiji, which describes a comet that appeared "in the east and moved north".
Why does halleys comet appear?
Halley's comet appears because it is a comet that orbits the Sun. It as a highly elliptical (oval) orbit which makes it seem to fly out of the solar system and back.
Does halleys comet cause catastrophies?
No. The only way a comet could cause a catastrophe would be if it collided with Earth. The orbit of Halley's Comet keeps it at a safe distance from us.
Is halleys comet a star?
No. It's a comet.
What is Halley's comet nicknamed?
whats halleys comet nicknames
What size is halleys Comet?
big
What does halleys commit look like?
Right now, Halley's Comet is a black cinder drifting through space beyond the orbit of Uranus.
