Explains the differences between asteroids and comets. Presents a chart showing a size comparison between some known asteroids and comets.

Get details about "Deep Impact", Nasa's mission to intercept Comet Tempel 1. The resource includes an animation of the route taken by their probe.

Imagine riding a balloon to the top of Earth's atmosphere to catch a piece of Comet Halley. During the Eta Aquarids meteor shower, Earth passes through a dust trail left by the most famous comet. This article details how a group of...

Explore the huge spherical region surrounding our solar system. Find out what the Oort Cloud contains and how comets originate there.

This comprehensive site delves into other aspects of our solar system besides the planets and the sun. Click on the topics on the right like solar winds, the heliosphere, the heliopause, asteroids, comets, and more.

Learn about asteroids. What are they? What is their structure? Difference between asteroids and comets? The brief, to the point text makes this site most suitable for the younger researcher.

Learn the difference between asteroids and comets, meteoroids and meteorites, and more!

Take a journey through the solar system with this interactive guide. Includes planetary history, "travel information," "tourist highlights," and video clips. Games and quizzes include a Solar System jigsaw that prompts the student to...

This is a biography of Carolyn Shoemaker. This account tells of her growing up with no interest in science, then discovering more comets and asteroids than any other living astronomer. Links to additional material and photographs are...

This site has links to all the planets, providing an overview of the solar system. It also contains information about asteroids, meteors, comets and other features of our solar system.

Explore space beyond Pluto in the Kuiper Belt region of our solar system. Find out about the space bodies that exist there and what our space missions have taught us about this far away region.