Has science proven which stars are legally not allowed to have comets on them or is that part of the new grant they are preparing to investigate laws in space?
2006-07-26 10:02:53 · 10 answers · asked by fury1162 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Are you really this stupid or do you just enjoy asking idiotic questions to get a rise out out of people who actually use their brains?
2006-07-26 10:08:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Comets are chunks of debris which are thought to contain ice and rock (the exact composition is debated). When one of these objects gets close enough to a star, the comet heats up and it's thought that gases and the like trapped inside are expelled. These expelled particles are blown off by solar wind, creating a tail (the tail of a comet blows in the direction of the solar wind, not opposite to the direction the comet is moving).
Any star can have a comet. As far as the star is concerned, the comet is just another chunk of mass, attracted to it's own mass.
There may, however, be solar systems where comets are more likely to exist than not, due to the age of the solar system or environment present when it formed.
2006-07-26 10:22:03 · answer #2 · answered by minuteblue 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stars with very high gravitational fields, like black holes or neutron stars. These have very little light escaping from their surface. Considering the fact that a comet is believed to be an object that loses surface particles as it moves and it is these particles that reflects light from the star and gives it its tail; this won't happen if the star sends out little or no light. The object (or so called comet) just becomes another satellite around the star.
2006-07-26 10:17:48 · answer #3 · answered by tikitikinimbonosindimbo 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to the Great Laws of Space, sec. 2.5:
"A Gaseous Entity (hereafter: 'Star') that is predominantly red in coloration shall not have a number of comets on it (assuming they do not vaporize on the surface) exceeding twice its number of sun spots. Said Star may have three more comets than this number, but only on Thursdays and only with the express approval of the Board of Directors of Space (hereafter: The Board). All other Stars may have any number of comets on them, pending Board approval."
2006-07-26 10:10:10 · answer #4 · answered by Dan Theman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What do you mean by comets "ON" them???
Comets are left-over hunk of icy debris orbiting a star. That's pretty much it, they don't get very close to stars...and survive. In fact, the "tail" we see when comets pass by is essentially the comet evaporating as it nears the sun.
Clarify your question for a better answer.
Cheers
2006-07-26 10:11:10 · answer #5 · answered by stevenB 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Uhh. I believe Tom Cruise is forbidden from having a comet on him (Nicole got all comet rights in the divorce)
2006-07-26 10:05:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You claim elsewhere that you have a master's degree. In what field pray tell? And almost as important, from which college/university? Caveat Emptor.
2006-07-26 10:29:26 · answer #7 · answered by Search first before you ask it 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The ones that are completely clean
2006-07-26 10:05:42 · answer #8 · answered by cyclist_46 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think is the one who deserve it
2006-07-26 10:09:53 · answer #9 · answered by saso 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think you know what you are talking about.
2006-07-26 10:05:42 · answer #10 · answered by Blunt Honesty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋