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The tail of the comet is made up of melting ice. When the comet gets close to the sun, the melted ice becomes the gaseous tail.
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Why do comments have tails?
Why do comets have tails
What objects have tails that are often several million kilometres long?
Comets
What arethe icy objects with huge tails that orbit the sun?
They are called comets.
Do asteroids have tails?
It's assumed those asteroids that once were comets have had the ice and dust burned off and now have nothing coming off to make a tail.
Does solar flares give comets their tail?
No, solar flares do not give comets their tails. The tail of a comet forms from the solar wind interacting with the comet's nucleus, causing gas and dust to be released and form a tail that points away from the Sun. Solar flares are bursts of energy from the Sun's surface and are not directly responsible for creating comet tails.
Why do comments have tails?
Why do comets have tails
Do asteroids tails burn?
No, they do not burn only comets have tails.
Do meteorites have tails?
No, that would be comets.
Do only comets have tails or no?
yes
What is the balls of ice in the sky with tails?
Comets
What makes up the tails of comets?
rocks and dust
How long are the tails of comets?
It depends on how fast the comet is going.
When are comets tails present?
When they reach the inner solar system.
Does Mars have tails?
In the sense that an observer can see tails on comets - no, the gravity and composition of Mars is not favorable to the production of a tail.
Why do comets tails always go to the opposite side of the sun?
yes
What are the object with huge tails that orbit the sun called?
They are called comets.
What objects have tails that are often several million kilometres long?
Comets
