What are comets tails made up of?

Answer 1

Comet tails are made of parts of the comet, such as ice and water vapor, pieces of rock and dust, and whatever else the comet itself happens to be made of that have broken or evaporated off due to solar wind. This is why the comet trail always trails in a direction that is directly opposite from the sun and not necessarily directly behind the path of the comet itself. A comet can also have two types of tails. A dust tail, and ion tail. The ion tail is made of electrically charged particles...ions. The center of a comet is called a nucleus.

Answer 2

A comet usually has two tails, though only one - the vapor trail - is commonly seen from earth (the other is a gas trail). It is made of vapor blown off from the comet by the solar wind - it is mostly water vapor, but contains many other molecular substances, too - ammonia, cyanide, methane, etc.

Answer 3

Comet tails are made up of gas, dust, and ice particles that have been vaporized from the comet's nucleus by the Sun's heat. These materials form a glowing tail that points away from the Sun due to solar wind and radiation pressure.

Answer 4

light reflecting ice and dust so ice and dust

Answer 5

It is mostly made up of GAS.

Answer 6

gas

Answer 7

melted materials