Real World: Comet Quest

What is so interesting about a chunk of ice hurtling through space? NASA is using the information to help us understand why different planets are so different. Find out what a comet's diameter tells astronomers about the life of the comet. Learn about Comet Ison and the new Rosetta Mission. Hitch your own ride on a comet with NASA's SpacePlace game, Comet Quest.

Background Information

Grades K through 12

• NASA Asteroid and Comet Watch

Grades 6 through 8

• NASA Asteroids, Comets, and Meteors
• NASA Comets
• NASA Solar System Exploration - Comets
• NASA JPL Asteroids and Comets
• NASA JPL Solar System Exploration Deep Impact Videos and Animations
• NASA Space Place What is a Comet?

Activities

Grades K through 5

• NASA Comets, The Ice Witnesses

Grades K through 8

• NASA More to Explore: Asteroids, Comets and Meteorites

Grades K through 12

• NASA Create a Comet with Dry Ice

Grades 6 through 8

• NASA Comet on a Stick
• NASA Comparing Comets
• NASA Goddard Paper Model of Comet ISON's Orbit