Newly discovered comets by year
2009 - 151
2008 - 219
2007 - 223
2006 - 204
2005 - 221
2004 - 222
2003 - 192
2002 - 179
2001 - 143
2000 - 129
yes, they have discovered plenty
No, not all comets are named after people. Some comets are named after the astronomers who discovered them, while others are given more generic names based on their characteristics or catalog numbers.
Jean-Louis Pons discovered a total of 37 comets over his career as an astronomer.
Early Man first noticed comets. Comets were around long before humans.
Comets
There is no set number, because new comets are discovered all the time. Not all comets that are discovered will be visible with the naked eye.
She discovered 8 or 9 comets
Many astronomers have discovered that many comets. For example, David Levy is the discoverer or co-discoverer of 22 comets.
She discovered 8 or 9 comets
yes, they have discovered plenty
Caroline Lucretia Herschel
Dirty snowballs
No, not all comets are named after people. Some comets are named after the astronomers who discovered them, while others are given more generic names based on their characteristics or catalog numbers.
Jean-Louis Pons discovered a total of 37 comets over his career as an astronomer.
several times a year
he discovered universal gravitation and the three laws of motion. he also built the first practical refracting telescope. he discovered how gravity caused the planets to move the way they do.cj
New comets are being discovered all the time. That means there are still comets that we don't know about. That means we don't know which is the largest one. The question is a lot like asking "What is the highest number ?", or "Where do you find the biggest fish ?", or "Who will be the oldest person ?"