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No. Comets LOSE mass with each pass by the Sun.

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What objects that travel around the sun?

Objects that travel around the sun include planets, asteroids, comets, and meteoroids. These celestial bodies orbit the sun due to its gravitational pull. Each object follows its own path and can vary in size and composition.


Do nearby stars shift slightly back and forth each year?

Yes, nearby stars appear to shift slightly back and forth each year due to the Earth's orbit around the Sun. This phenomenon is known as stellar parallax and is used to measure the distances to nearby stars.


What orbits a star other than the sun?

the sun doesn't orbit a star because it never moves as planets and stars orbit it because the sun is a big ball of gas and is not solid as the planets that orbit it .but i don't really know if the stars are made solid as i don't think it was proved but then how would they know that the blue stars are actually the hot ones and the red are the cold .hmm...i bet lots of people died finding that out.and...oh man i think i have explained anoutgh but I'll ave u know that a 11and a half year old just answered that!


What is is the difference between the orbit of a comet and the orbit of a planet?

Well, darling, the main difference between the orbit of a comet and a planet is that comets have more eccentric orbits, swinging in from the cold depths of space with their tails wagging behind them like a mischievous puppy. Planets, on the other hand, follow more predictable, circular paths around the sun like responsible adults going about their business. So, in a nutshell, comets are the wild child of the solar system, while planets are the well-behaved siblings.


What do all the planets follow as they rotate around the sun?

The gravatiational pull. They orbit around the sun.

Related Questions

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.


What objects that travel around the sun?

Objects that travel around the sun include planets, asteroids, comets, and meteoroids. These celestial bodies orbit the sun due to its gravitational pull. Each object follows its own path and can vary in size and composition.


What makes comets unique?

Comets are unique due to their composition of ice, dust, and rock which vaporizes as they approach the sun, creating a glowing coma and tail. They come from the outer solar system and follow highly elliptical orbits, making them occasional visitors to the inner solar system. This distinguishes them from asteroids which are made of metal and rock and mainly orbit in the asteroid belt.


Do any planets collide in orbit?

No they each have its own orbit around the sun and they do not collide


Do nearby stars shift slightly back and forth each year?

Yes, nearby stars appear to shift slightly back and forth each year due to the Earth's orbit around the Sun. This phenomenon is known as stellar parallax and is used to measure the distances to nearby stars.


What orbits a star other than the sun?

the sun doesn't orbit a star because it never moves as planets and stars orbit it because the sun is a big ball of gas and is not solid as the planets that orbit it .but i don't really know if the stars are made solid as i don't think it was proved but then how would they know that the blue stars are actually the hot ones and the red are the cold .hmm...i bet lots of people died finding that out.and...oh man i think i have explained anoutgh but I'll ave u know that a 11and a half year old just answered that!


What is each planets path around the sun?

orbit


What shape is each planet's orbit around the sun called?

This orbit is called an ellipse. An oval shape.


How many comets are there on planet Neptune?

There are no comets on Neptune because Neptune is a planet and comets are, well, comets. They have nothing to do with each other.


The journey that each planet makes around the sun is called what?

orbit


What describes the path that each planet travels around the Sun?

orbit


What is is the difference between the orbit of a comet and the orbit of a planet?

Well, darling, the main difference between the orbit of a comet and a planet is that comets have more eccentric orbits, swinging in from the cold depths of space with their tails wagging behind them like a mischievous puppy. Planets, on the other hand, follow more predictable, circular paths around the sun like responsible adults going about their business. So, in a nutshell, comets are the wild child of the solar system, while planets are the well-behaved siblings.