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What happens when comets near the sun?
A comet's tail lengthens as it approaches the sun due to greater solar winds. A comets tail always faces away from the sun.
How far do comets travel?
Comets can travel varying distances depending on their orbits. Some comets have orbits that take them far out into the outer solar system, while others have short-period orbits that keep them closer to the sun. Some comets can travel billions of miles during their journey through the solar system.
What is the sparse sphere of comets that surrounds the sun and planets?
The sparse sphere of comets that surrounds the sun and planets is known as the Oort Cloud. It is a vast region of space that is thought to contain billions of icy objects and comets. The Oort Cloud is located far beyond the orbit of Pluto, extending up to about 1.6 light years from the sun.
Are comets moons?
No. Comets are not moons as they orbit the sun, not planets.
Do comets orbit the sun in irregular paths?
Comets go around the Sun in a highly elliptical orbit.
What happens when comets near the sun?
A comet's tail lengthens as it approaches the sun due to greater solar winds. A comets tail always faces away from the sun.
How far is a comet from the Sun?
Always changing, and no two comets are the same. Some comets, like Halley's Comet, don't come too close to the Sun each pass, and don't get all THAT far away; between 0.5 and about 30 AU, for Halley. Other comets go a REALLY long way out; hundreds, perhaps even thousands of AU out from the Sun. And of course, there have been at least six comets observed, so far this year, to actually fall INTO the Sun and be destroyed.
How are comets and the sun related?
comets orbit the sun
How do the orbits of comets differ from the orbits of most asteroids?
Comets are balls of ice and dust in orbit around the Sun. The orbits of comets are different from those of planets - they are elliptical. A comet's orbit takes it very close to the Sun and then far away again.
Do comets orbit asteroids?
No. Comets orbit the sun.
Does Mercury's close proximity to the Sun create bright comets?
No. Mercury has nothing to do with comets. Comets are objects that orbit the sun independent of the planets.
How far do comets travel?
Comets can travel varying distances depending on their orbits. Some comets have orbits that take them far out into the outer solar system, while others have short-period orbits that keep them closer to the sun. Some comets can travel billions of miles during their journey through the solar system.
What is the sparse sphere of comets that surrounds the sun and planets?
The sparse sphere of comets that surrounds the sun and planets is known as the Oort Cloud. It is a vast region of space that is thought to contain billions of icy objects and comets. The Oort Cloud is located far beyond the orbit of Pluto, extending up to about 1.6 light years from the sun.
Do comets and meteors both orbit the sun?
no only comets.
What did Isaac Newton discover about comets?
that comets circle the sun
Are comets moons?
No. Comets are not moons as they orbit the sun, not planets.
Do five or several comets circle the Sun a year?
actually several comets circle the sun a year!
