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Comets originate from the Oort Cloud, a vast, spherical region of icy bodies surrounding the solar system. They are nudged into the inner solar system by gravitational interactions with nearby stars or molecular clouds. As they approach the Sun, the heat causes their ices to vaporize, creating the characteristic glowing coma and tail. This process makes them visible from Earth and allows us to study these ancient remnants of the solar system's formation.
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What is the cloud that surrounds the solar system?
The Oort Cloud is a region of space surrounding our solar system that is believed to contain trillions of icy objects, such as comets, extending out to about 1 light year from the Sun. It is thought to be the source of long-period comets that occasionally enter the inner solar system.
What kind of objects would scientist study to learn about the composition of the Oort cloud?
The Oort cloud is spherical cloud of or shell comets nearly a light-year from the Sun. Comets are disturbed from this cloud by gravitational attraction and other factors and pass into the area occupied by the inner planets (Earth for example). Scientists then can observe these transient bodies to determine the composition of material in the Oort cloud.
What is the hypothetical sphere around the solar system?
The hypothetical sphere around the solar system is known as the Oort Cloud. It is a region of space theorized to contain icy objects and comets that extends far beyond the orbit of Pluto. The Oort Cloud is thought to be the source of long-period comets that occasionally enter the inner solar system.
Area of solar system in which comets are located?
comets are on the outside of the solor system but loop in from the sun I believe from astronimical studies in 8th grade, (which my annoying science teacher practically crammed down my throat for a couple of months) there is a large belt of comets just past Pluto.
Does the Oort cloud have rings?
No, the Oort Cloud does not have rings. The Oort Cloud is a vast region of space beyond the outer planets in our solar system where comets are believed to originate from. It consists of icy objects and debris left over from the formation of the solar system, but does not have ring structures like those found around planets.
How were comets found?
Comets come from the Oort cloud and the Kupier Belt
What space objects come from the oort cloud?
Comets.
What theory suggested that comets originate in the Oort cloud and then travel in long elliptical orbits around the Sun?
Jan Hendrik Oort suggested that comets come from the Oort Cloud. This is sometimes called the Oort Hypothesis.
Is Saturn part of the Oort cloud?
No. The Oort cloud is way beyond the orbit of Saturn. It's where many of the comets come from.
Are most comets found in either Oort cloud or the asteroid belt?
Rocky asteroids. Icy comets often live in and come from the Kuiper Belt.
Where in space are comets?
in the oort cloud
The oort cloud is the home of?
Comets.
What originates on the Oort cloud?
Comets
Where are comets created?
Comets are created in the Oort cloud. The Oort cloud is a big circle of ice and dust surrounding our solar system.
How often do comets from the oort cloud come to earth?
every 5-10 years.
What celestial object come from a Oort cloud?
Comets originate from the Oort cloud, a spherical shell of icy bodies at the outer edges of our solar system. These comets can be perturbed and sent into the inner solar system where they become visible as they approach the Sun.
Where do long period comets cycling over 200 years come from?
Long period comets originate in the Oort Cloud.
