Comets

Don't confuse comets and asteroids.

Don't mix up comets and asteroids.

Soon, the space agencies launched thousands of robot probes all over the Solar System to explore planets, moons, asteroids, and comets...

Comets are made from ice and rock.

What's the difference between asteroids and comets?

Where do comets come from?

Eight known planets and their moons, along with comets, asteroids, and other space objects orbit the Sun.

The words "solar system" refer to the Sun and all of the objects that travel around it. These objects include planets, natural satellites such as the Moon, the asteroid belt, comets, and meteoroids.

Scientists believe that the particles in Saturn's rings came from the destruction of moons circling the planet. As comets and meteorites smashed the moons, Saturn's gravitational pull shaped the particles into rings.

Scientists believe that comets are made up of material left over from when the Sun and the planets were formed.