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No. They are large clouds of dust and rocks moving through space. When the light from the sun strikes such a cloud, it gives it the appearance of a large solid object moving through space and trailing a tail. In reality, the "tail" is the refracted light on the same side of the cloud as the sun. The sun exerts a gravitational influence on the cloud and the tail generally leads the comet rather than following it. The moon is not involved.

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