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Comets develop two tails as they approach the Sun. The heat from the Sun causes the ice and dust in the comet to sublimate, releasing gas and particles. This process forms a glowing coma around the nucleus and produces two distinct tails: a dust tail that curves away from the Sun due to solar radiation pressure, and an ion tail that is straight and points directly away from the Sun, formed by charged particles.

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