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Why does a tail form at the end of a comet?
As it goes through space, the sun (or other stars) melt it. This creates a big tail behind the comet.
What comet has a tail?
All comets have tails when their proximity to the sun is such that the icy debris in the comet is warmed enough to melt and fall away from the comet.
Why is a comets tail is in front of the comet?
A comet's tail is always pointed away from the Sun due to the solar wind. As the comet moves closer to the Sun, solar radiation and solar wind push the dust and gas away from the comet, creating the tail that appears to extend ahead of the comet in its orbit.
Leonids meteor shower happens when earth passes through the tail of which comet?
Comet Tempel-Tuttle.
What is a long ribbonlike trail of comet dust and gas?
The tail of a comet is made up of a combination of frozen rock, and ice particles coming off the comet and is lit up by the sun. If you were to be in this tail, you would face: subzero temperatures and constant pummeling by SOLID ice and rock.
What is the rock that has bright tail when it close to the sun?
It's called a comet. They're usually cimposed of rock and ice. As the object gets close to the sun, the heat causes the ice to evaporate, and the rock to melt. This is seen as the comet's 'tail'.
How does a comet begin?
The comet's tail is in front of the comet, not after
What are the parts of a comet after it forms a tail?
The coma, the nucleus, and the tail are the parts of a comet after the tail has formed.
The tail of a comet is longest when the comet is?
The tail of a comet is longest when the comet is closest to the sun, as the sun's heat causes the comet's icy surface to vaporize, creating a bright glowing tail that streams away from the comet.
Does a comet always have a tail?
The tail is actually moving away from the comet. The solar wind pushes the dust and ice particles away from the comet as it melts. The ice particles reflects the light from the sun allowing us to see the tail. In fact, the comet's tail is never behind it. It is always to one side of its direction of travel.
Does Mars have a tail?
Venus is a planet, not a comet, so it does not have a tail.
When was In the Tail of a Comet created?
In the Tail of a Comet was created on 2000-04-25.
