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As the comet moves farther away from the sun, the tail begins to diminish, as the heat and solar wind pressure on the cometary nucleus decreases. Far away from the sun, near the most distant point in it's orbit, the ices in the nucleus are frozen, and the comet is quiet.
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What happens when comets near the sun?
A comet's tail lengthens as it approaches the sun due to greater solar winds. A comets tail always faces away from the sun.
Are comets moons?
No. Comets are not moons as they orbit the sun, not planets.
Do comets orbit the sun in irregular paths?
Comets go around the Sun in a highly elliptical orbit.
Do comets revolve around other planets?
The revole around the sun
Are the brightest comets those closest to the sun or those farthest from the sun?
Closest because the comets get brighter as it gets closer to the sun. Comets don't produce light for they are made of ice dust and rock
What happens when comets near the sun?
A comet's tail lengthens as it approaches the sun due to greater solar winds. A comets tail always faces away from the sun.
How far is a comet from the Sun?
Always changing, and no two comets are the same. Some comets, like Halley's Comet, don't come too close to the Sun each pass, and don't get all THAT far away; between 0.5 and about 30 AU, for Halley. Other comets go a REALLY long way out; hundreds, perhaps even thousands of AU out from the Sun. And of course, there have been at least six comets observed, so far this year, to actually fall INTO the Sun and be destroyed.
How are comets and the sun related?
comets orbit the sun
Do comets orbit Jupiter?
Comets orbit the Sun.
How do the orbits of comets differ from the orbits of most asteroids?
Comets are balls of ice and dust in orbit around the Sun. The orbits of comets are different from those of planets - they are elliptical. A comet's orbit takes it very close to the Sun and then far away again.
Do comets orbit asteroids?
No. Comets orbit the sun.
Does Mercury's close proximity to the Sun create bright comets?
No. Mercury has nothing to do with comets. Comets are objects that orbit the sun independent of the planets.
Do comets and meteors both orbit the sun?
no only comets.
What did Isaac Newton discover about comets?
that comets circle the sun
Are comets moons?
No. Comets are not moons as they orbit the sun, not planets.
Do five or several comets circle the Sun a year?
actually several comets circle the sun a year!
Do comets orbit the sun in irregular paths?
Comets go around the Sun in a highly elliptical orbit.
