Question

What is a comet? How do they differ from asteroids?

Answer 1

Comet is an object in space that looks like a bright star with a tail and that moves around the sun.

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Asteroids are made up of metals and rocky material,

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comets are made up of ice, dust and rocky material.

Answer 2

Answer:

Comets formed farther from the sun where ices would not melt. Comets, which approach the sun, lose material with each orbit because some of their ice melts and vaporizes to form a tail. Asteroids typically remain much more solid and self-contained, even when near the sun. Asteroids come in various shapes and sizes.