Comet. Meteors normally fly at speeds of about 40,000 to 80,000 mph. Comets tend to be the much faster moving celestial objects. Though comets can also travel f

Comet. Meteors normally fly at speeds of about 40,000 to 80,000 mph. Comets tend to be the much faster moving celestial objects. Though comets can also travel faster or slower, and tend to move more slowly while in deep space, speeding up as they approach the sun.