Comets - Cosmic snowballs
- Author
- J Aatish Rao
- Published
- Sun 04 Apr 2021
- Episode Link
- https://listen.hubhopper.com/episode/comets-cosmic-snowballs-1618332067/23668516
Comets are cosmic snowballs of frozen gases, rock and dust that orbit the Sun. When frozen, they are the size of a small town. When a comet's orbit brings it close to the Sun, it heats up and spews dust and gases into a giant glowing head larger than most planets.
