A comet is comprised mostly of ice. The tail of the comet is caused by cosmic winds, from our sun, blasting particles off the comet's surface, the tail does NOT point in the opposite direction of travel, as one might expect, but points directly away from the source of the solar winds. That's why a comets tail, (from our perspective) may be traveling in a certain direction but have it's tail pointing in the SAME direction.
Two things: 1. Comet tails do not follow along behind the comet. Comet tails always point away from the Sun. 2. Comets are not rocky, they are icy.
No, a comet's tail always faces away from the sun/
no
What DO comet tails originate from? They are formed when the sun causes gas and dust to leave the comet, and are then swept away by solar winds. This is why that no matter which direction a comet is traveling, it's tail is always pointed awY from the sun.
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.
Away from the Sun.
Two things: 1. Comet tails do not follow along behind the comet. Comet tails always point away from the Sun. 2. Comets are not rocky, they are icy.
Only by accident. A comet's tail will point away from the sun.
Away from the Sun. The tails is caused by the solar wind.
No, a comet's tail always faces away from the sun/
Comet tails are made of ice and dust.
no
What DO comet tails originate from? They are formed when the sun causes gas and dust to leave the comet, and are then swept away by solar winds. This is why that no matter which direction a comet is traveling, it's tail is always pointed awY from the sun.
Comet tails are made mostly of _____.gas , i think?i got it from someone on wikianswers
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.
dinosaurs
by ice chunks