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Do comets have a tail throughout their whole orbit?

No. The tail of a comet is just dust and vapor blown away from the comet by the solar wind. It is visible only because it reflects the Sun's light. The closer the comet is to the Sun, the more vapor and dust will be released, and the longer the comet's tail will be.It also depends on our viewing angle to the comet is. If the comet's tail is perpendicular to our line of sight, the comet tail will appear longer. If the comet's tail is pointed toward Earth or away from it, then the tail may appear very short or may not be visible at all.


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 Mars have a tail?

Venus is a planet, not a comet, so it does not have a tail.


Is it possible for a comet to have no tail at its perihelion?

the answer is idk Yes, it does have brighter and longer tail, because during its closest approach to the sun, it was most effected by the sun (evaporating the more water from the comet). When it was further out, when the sun is much further, it will gradually become cooler, no ice evaporating too space, and no tail.


Which heavenly bodies appear in the sky at regular bit long intervals and have a tail?

Comets are the celestial bodies that appear in the sky at regular but long intervals and have a tail. This tail forms as a comet gets closer to the sun, causing ice and dust to vaporize and stream away from the comet, creating a bright extended tail.

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What has a frozen nucleus and can develop a glowing tail?

A comet has a frozen nucleus and can develop a glowing tail when it gets close to the Sun. The heat from the Sun causes the icy nucleus of the comet to release gas and dust, which forms a glowing tail as it reflects sunlight.


Do comets have a tail throughout their whole orbit?

No. The tail of a comet is just dust and vapor blown away from the comet by the solar wind. It is visible only because it reflects the Sun's light. The closer the comet is to the Sun, the more vapor and dust will be released, and the longer the comet's tail will be.It also depends on our viewing angle to the comet is. If the comet's tail is perpendicular to our line of sight, the comet tail will appear longer. If the comet's tail is pointed toward Earth or away from it, then the tail may appear very short or may not be visible at all.


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.


Why does an asteroid not develop a tail when its closer to the sun?

Comets develop a tail as the sun's energy vaporizes substances such as ice and dry ice that form the comet. Asteroids lack these substances and so do not devlop tails.


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 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.


Is it possible for a comet to have no tail at its perihelion?

the answer is idk Yes, it does have brighter and longer tail, because during its closest approach to the sun, it was most effected by the sun (evaporating the more water from the comet). When it was further out, when the sun is much further, it will gradually become cooler, no ice evaporating too space, and no tail.


Loose collection of rock and frozen gas that has a tail?

A comet


Which heavenly bodies appear in the sky at regular bit long intervals and have a tail?

Comets are the celestial bodies that appear in the sky at regular but long intervals and have a tail. This tail forms as a comet gets closer to the sun, causing ice and dust to vaporize and stream away from the comet, creating a bright extended tail.


Why is the tail of a comet luminous?

The tail of a comet is luminous because it scatters and reflects the light from the sun.