Comet 2p/Encke

<p style="color:#dbdbdb ;padding:20px; border-left:5px solid #ffffff">Counted as an ‘old faithful’ among the comets, it is believed that the Encke comet always keeps its promise. Encke has the richest history of the mysterious ways and ice, dust, gas and water simply add to the spectacular beauty of this comet. Compared to the other short–period comets, it travels on a very short orbit. No close proximity to Jupiter and Sun has given this comet a stable orbit. Originating from the Kuiper belt years ago, it has stayed in the inner solar plane due to the strong gravity of Jupiter. Meteor showers of Taurids and beta Taurids happening in November skies are nothing but the dust trails of Encke. Encke is also held responsible for the explosion at River Tunguska in Siberia in 1908. The presence of the Swastika symbol in some cultures is also attributed to the shape of comet Encke. Let us learn more about this comet.</p>
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Comet 108p/Ciffreo

<p style="color:#dbdbdb ;padding:20px; border-left:5px solid #ffffff">Millions of celestial objects dominate the outer solar plane, in the Kuiper belt beyond Neptune. These objects are made up of ice, dust, gas and water. Their internal clash throws some of them into our inner solar plane. Astronomical science refers to them as comets. Inside the solar plane, these comets appear bright. However, some of them appear faint and diffused. One such diffused comet is Ciffreo. It is the 108th comet whose orbital period could be determined. Ciffreo is a short–period comet of the Jupiter family. Let us learn about this comet in detail.</p>
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Comet 87/P Bus

<p style="color:#dbdbdb ;padding:20px; border-left:5px solid #ffffff">Comets originate from the not–so distant Kuiper belt beyond Neptune. They are very small solar bodies made of ice and dust and orbit around the sun. Some comets have a very low albedo. Albedo means the ability to reflect light from the sun. Comet Bus is a comet with low albedo. In other words, Comet Bus is a faint comet with a short orbital period. This characteristic makes it belong to the Encke–type of comet. It is the 87th short–period comet of Jupiter family. Let us learn in detail about this comet.</p>
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