The sun creates a tail on a comet because of solar radiation and solar wind on the nucleus of the comet. A comet is an icy body that is seen when it passes close to the sun.
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.
Away from the sunThe Tail of a Comet always points Away from the Sun.
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.
Solar wind - i.e., particles coming from the Sun.
No. The tail of the comet points away from the sun.
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.
Away from the sunThe Tail of a Comet always points Away from the Sun.
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.
Solar wind - i.e., particles coming from the Sun.
No. The tail of the comet points away from the sun.
The pressure of the sun's light shining on the wispy gasses vaporizing from the comet's head push the tail of the comet away from the sun. While it looks like the "tail" of the comet is trailing behind, the tail always points away from the Sun. So after the comet's perihelion (the closest approach to the Sun) the "tail" is actually LEADING 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.
A comet produces a shimmering tail that lasts a few days when it approaches the sun. This tail forms as sunlight vaporizes the comet's icy nucleus, releasing dust and gas that reflect sunlight to create a glowing effect.
Solar winds blow the debris of the traveling comet to make it appear it has a tail.
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.
Comets are celestial objects that have tails and move around the sun. When a comet is moving toward the sun, its tail points toward the sun.
The tail of a comet is luminous because it scatters and reflects the light from the sun.