The Astrology of Space - Matrix Software

The Astrology of Space
Comets
It is believed that Comets are massive chunks of
loosely packed ices – frozen gases. In addition to
ordinary water, these include carbon dioxide (dry ice),
methane, cyanogen, and ammonia. Comets move in
highly elliptical orbits (in most cases) and spend the
majority of their time in the frigid regions at the very
edge of our solar system. Once every 10,000 years or
so, they come close to the Sun, rapidly cross the
inner portion of their orbit, and then speed back out
again to the depths of space. During this fleeting visit
to the solar neighborhood, the comet encounters
sunlight, which melts and evaporates some of the
ices. The solar wind particles (ever flowing out from
the Sun) catch this comet material and blow it out into
a long luminous tail that may stretch millions of miles,
always in a direction away from the Sun.
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