They don't. They point away from the sun as the solar wind sweeps material off the surface of the comet.
The ion tail of a comet always points directly away from the sun due to the solar wind pushing charged particles emitted by the comet.
The dust tail and the gas tail BOTH point away from the Sun (or in the direction of the Solar Wind). As the gas tail is a little less dense, its point is a little more directly away.
An ion tail is made of electrically charged particles and a dust tail is made of dust. Also, an ion tail will always point away from the sun because of the solar winds, while a dust tail tends to follow the comet's orbit and doesn't always point away from the sun.
Away from the Sun. The tails is caused by the solar wind.
No. Comets tails always point away from the sun. I believe the are a result of the heat and solar winds projected out from the sun which strip material off from the comet as it travels through space.
Away from the sunThe Tail of a Comet always points Away from the Sun.
No, a comet's tail always points away from the sun regardless of the comet's direction of movement. This is due to the solar wind pushing gas and dust particles away from the comet's nucleus, creating the tail that always faces away from the sun.
Both of the comet tails are pushed away by the light and solar wind that is always streaming out of the Sun. This means the tails always point away from the Sun. The dust tail may curve a bit, but the plasma tail points directly away, so that the two tails may seem to form a "V".
A comets ion or gas tail always extends away from the sun, as it is effected more by the solar wind from the sun. The dust tail follows the orbit of the comet, streaming behind the comet - where the comet has been.
Solar wind makes a comet's tail always point away from the Sun.
Yes, a comet's tail always points away from the sun due to the solar wind. As the comet travels in its orbit, the pressure of the solar wind pushes the gas and dust in the tail away from the sun, creating the iconic tail that points in the opposite direction of the comet's movement.
The comet's 'tail' always points away from the sun.