SOLAR SYSTEM

Detailed explanation-1: -Comets are made of dust, ice, and rock materials, while asteroids are composed of rocky materials and metals. Both celestial bodies were formed 4.6 billion years ago. Asteroids were formed much closer to the sun where it was impossible for the ice to remain solid.

Detailed explanation-2: -Asteroids, comets, meteors, and meteorites. What are they, and how can we tell them apart? The path through the solar system is a rocky road. Asteroids, comets, Kuiper Belt Objects – all kinds of small bodies of rock, metal, and ice are in constant motion as they orbit the Sun.

Detailed explanation-3: -Some asteroids are round, some are elongated, and some even have a satellite. A comet also orbits the Sun, but unlike an asteroid, it’s composed of ice and dust. So, when a comet gets close to the Sun, its ice and dust content start to vaporize. So, when seen in a telescope, a comet appears fuzzy and/or has a tail.

Detailed explanation-4: -Comets orbit the Sun, like asteroids. But comets are made of ice and dust-not rock. As a comet’s orbit takes it toward the Sun, the ice and dust begin to vaporize. That vaporized ice and dust become the comet’s tail.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Short Answer: Comets are large objects made of dust and ice that orbit the Sun. Best known for their long, streaming tails, these ancient objects are leftovers from the formation of the solar system 4.6 billion years ago.

Detailed explanation-6: -The biggest space rocks are asteroids. Asteroids are made up of rock and iron like the four planets closest to our sun, but they are much smaller. All the asteroids put together would be smaller than our moon. Asteroids are different from comets, which are mostly rock and ice.