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Where do you find comets?
Comets are typically found in the outer regions of the solar system, beyond the orbit of Neptune. They can be observed from Earth when they come closer to the sun and develop a visible tail due to the solar wind. Astronomers track comets using telescopes and space missions.
Are comets stars that contain ice and dust?
Comets are relatively small chunks of rock and ice that orbit the sun, sometimes they come close but usually are far out beyond the orbit of Neptune. Stars are different, they are like our sun. Much bigger and hotter but much further away.
What is the source of the solar system's comets?
Comets in the solar system originate from two main sources: the Kuiper Belt beyond Neptune and the Oort Cloud much further out. These icy bodies are remnants from the early solar system and are occasionally pulled in by gravitational forces into orbits that bring them closer to the Sun, resulting in their characteristic tails.
Where do comet comet come from?
They come from the outer reaches of space.
Why does it take 76 years for Halley's comet to go around the sun?
Most comets have a very eccentric orbit. Most of the time they are far out on the edge of our solar system, travelling very slowly. They then eventually come closer to the sun and whip around the other side of it very quickly, travelling much closer to the sun. They then return back to a more distant orbit. For most of the time it is very far from the sun, travelling relatively slowly.
Where do you find comets?
Comets are typically found in the outer regions of the solar system, beyond the orbit of Neptune. They can be observed from Earth when they come closer to the sun and develop a visible tail due to the solar wind. Astronomers track comets using telescopes and space missions.
What celiestial body do comets orbit?
Any object with greater mass than another can cause the lesser object to orbit it. Most of our comets come from the Oort Cloud, beyond Pluto, and they orbit our Sun.
Where are the comets found?
It is believed that there is a large cloud of comets, called the Oort Cloud, orbiting the Sun at a relatively large distance. Now and then, one of them is budged by gravitational forces; as a result, they come closer to the Sun - where we are.
Are comets part of the of the asteroid belt?
No. Comets come from beyond the asteroid belt, mostly from a region called the Kuiper Belt, beyond the orbit of Neptune.
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 do short and long period comets come from?
Short period comets are thought to originate in the Kuiper Belt, outside the orbit of Neptune.Long period comets originate in the Oort Cloud, which is far more distant, about half way to the nearest star!Comets, as with any astronomical body, can have its orbit perturbed (changed) by external gravitational forces. Long period comets can become short period and vice versa. The orbits can range from a few tens of years to many thousands, some can even escape altogether.
Does a meteor orbit the sun?
Meteors do not orbit the Sun. Meteors are small particles that enter Earth's atmosphere and burn up as they frictionally interact with the air. They come from the debris left behind by comets or asteroids orbiting the Sun.
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 comets stars that contain ice and dust?
Comets are relatively small chunks of rock and ice that orbit the sun, sometimes they come close but usually are far out beyond the orbit of Neptune. Stars are different, they are like our sun. Much bigger and hotter but much further away.
What is the source of the solar system's comets?
Comets in the solar system originate from two main sources: the Kuiper Belt beyond Neptune and the Oort Cloud much further out. These icy bodies are remnants from the early solar system and are occasionally pulled in by gravitational forces into orbits that bring them closer to the Sun, resulting in their characteristic tails.
Where do comet comet come from?
They come from the outer reaches of space.
What is a comets relative position to earth?
Comets orbit the Sun, the Earth orbits the Sun. Thus both the comet and the Earth are in motion one relative to the other and thus the position a the comet relative to the earth is constantly changing.
