what is the probabilty of a comet disrupting the forces in the solar system?

Question

that could be by hitting a planet or by disrupting gravitational feilds

Answer 1

well, the probability is 1, or 100%. however, the disruptance can be very big or negledgable. that i don't know, but just since there are comets, they effect the forces just by being there

Answer 2

100%. It's absolutely certain a comet from outside the solar system will pass through ours. The same principle we use to slingshot interplanetary probes around a planet to speed the probe's journey to outer planets applies to comets that pass through the solar system. A hyperbolic orbit passing the Sun will either add or subtract some angular momentum from the Sun - i.e. affect the Sun's rotation rate.

Of course, most comets are so small compared to the solar system that the disturbance won't even be noticed. You might want to limit it to the probability of a comet providing a disruption above some certain threshold (a measurable disruption at a minimum).

In that case, the probability will be nearly 100%. If the only upper limit in time is how long the solar system will exist, then it's virtually certain that some mass from outside the solar system will pass through our solar system. In fact, our solar system happens to be in a rather sparse part of the Milky Way galaxy right now. As we pass through different parts of the galaxy, you'd expect the rate that outside objects pass through the solar system to be higher more often than lower.

If you limit your time period to, say, your own lifetime, the probability drops to virtually zero, since the frequency of large outside objects passing through the solar system is an extremely rare occurance if placed in a time scale as short as human history.

In other words, you need to add some constraints before you can come up with a meaningful probability.

Answer 3

one in a zillion. but assuming a huge travelling comet was diverted it's coordinate by i.e. space phenomena, explosion etc and going for a collision to the asteroid belt around planet mars that caused a cascade reaction which turns most of the asteroid into comet heading all directions - all the planets including earth, then one single comet can disrupt the forces in the solar system.

Answer 4

For one a comet is only small, to small to disrupt the gravitational force Field. you are thinking of an asteroid if a asteroid hit our planet and disrupted the force Field it would have to be big and by then, if it did hit us it wipe out all human life
but it is hard to do that, because by the time the asteroid enters our atmosphere it would burn up to a smaller asteroid and become comets. unless the asteroid is made of iron of course

Answer 5

About 0.

Comets are very very small compared to planets.

Even when comet Shoemaker-Levy crashed into Jupiter, back in 1994, there was little more than a big flash. It was mostly over in a few hours, and Jupiter (and the rest of the solar system), went on as if nothing happened.

Answer 6

what forces are you talking about? graviationally? comets are too small to cause any signficant disruption, unless a large comet passes by a small moon. more likely that the solar system's forces will affect the comet than vice versa

Answer 7

haaaaa funny 10/10

Answer 8

1 in a million I think!

Answer 9

nope only when they hit home,soon we will be hit sooo cool

Answer 10

Baically zero.They're way too small.