- A comet is a body of ammonia, methane and water that orbits around the sun.
- When it nears the sun, it releases water forming a tail.
- Some comet’s orbits last thousands of years.
- Halley’s comet takes 76 years to orbit the sun.
- There are 6,339 known comets with more to be discovered.
- Comets are said to originate at the Kuiper belt and the Oort Cloud.
