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The comet's tail forms as it approaches the Sun because the Sun warms the comet up and it starts to sublimate. That cloud of gas that forms the tail points away from the Sun because of the force of the Solar Winds that are generated by the Sun's emmisions into space.

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How does comets tail develop?

They get two close to the sun and some breaks off.


Which celestial objects usually has a tail?

None. Comets have a tail, but that's not "usually", only when they are close to the Sun (which is when we see them, of course). Most of the time, when they are far away from the Sun, they have no tail. The tail is caused by the solar wind.


This has a tail when it is near to the sun?

Comets


What effect the sun has on comets?

The sun's gravity holds comets in their orbits.The sun's radiation heats comets causing vaporization of their ices.The sun's solar wind blows vaporized ice and dust particles away from the comets forming the tail.The sun's visible light reflects from the comet and its tail, making them visible.The sun's magnetic field deflects ions in the tail, causing separation into two tails - the dust tail and the ion tail.If a comet comes too close to the sun, the comet will hit the sun and be destroyed.


What happens when comets near the sun?

A comet's tail lengthens as it approaches the sun due to greater solar winds. A comets tail always faces away from the sun.


A comets tail points is where?

Away from the Sun.


What are made of ice and dust they look like they have a tail when they go close to the sun?

Those astronomical objects are called comets.


What did the tail of comet points?

A Comets tail points away from the sun.


Gives comets their tails?

The tail of the comet is made up of melting ice. When the comet gets close to the sun, the melted ice becomes the gaseous tail.


When comets occasionally come close to the sun creating a bright?

When comets come close to the sun, they heat up and release gas and dust, creating a bright tail that is visible from Earth. This process is known as outgassing. The brightness of the comet depends on its size, composition, and proximity to the sun.


What body forms a tail as it approaches the sun?

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.


Where does a comets tail extend?

A comet's tail will always extend away from the Sun, even when going away from the Sun.