Comets have VERY low gravity. Like imagine if you were to flick the comet with your finger. You would now be at the comets escape velocity.

now thinking about it outerwilds was frustrating with its comet… yea that makes sense, lol I feel stupid now

And I'm pretty sure the comet in outer wilds had WAY too much gravity for it's size. Actually ALL the planets had too much gravity for their size except maybe brittle hollow (black hole)

Couldn't you just drill into the surface or something?

It is good to ask questions!! It is the best way to learn from others who have knowledge in that particular area.

This sub has been very willing to answer questions without being snarky.

Well, we did exactly that with the ESA’s Rosetta mission, google it!

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I once had a similar thought, but I wanted to use periodic comets to study the solar system, not the comet itfself. Once they reach the outer solar system, comets lose their tails (become inactive) and would be great platforms for telescopes and other stuff. Depending on the specific comets orbit, they e.g. pass outer planets, the Kuiper belt, or even the Oort cloud. You wouldn't have to care for propulsion and stuff; you'd use some type of nuclear energy instead of solar panels, and you're good to go ;-)