Many people do get confused when talking about comets and meteorites. Their only resemblance is the sudden appearance in the skies. A meteorite or "shooting star" can only be seen a few seconds, when it is entering the atmosphere and starts to burn (friction with air heats it up). A comet can be seen for weeks or months in a row in the same section of the night sky. A meteor swivels past with great speed and sometimes even be seen in daylight.	A comet
A comet	A comet is a celestial body that behaves like a planet. It is orbiting the sun in a wide ellipse and passes our part of the solar system regularly every so many years. Meteorites are debris from space that is entering our atmosphere and in burnt. Comets are named after the person that describes it first. The comet named after Halley can be seen in intervals of 76 years. It visited us in 1986 and will return in 2062.