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Same as any other comet: away from the Sun.
Same as any other comet: away from the Sun.
Same as any other comet: away from the Sun.
Same as any other comet: away from the Sun.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 14y agoAway from the Sun. This may be behind the comet, or in front of it, if you consider the movement of the comet.
Away from the Sun. This may be behind the comet, or in front of it, if you consider the movement of the comet.
Away from the Sun. This may be behind the comet, or in front of it, if you consider the movement of the comet.
Away from the Sun. This may be behind the comet, or in front of it, if you consider the movement of the comet.
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∙ 13y agoAlways away from the Sun. The solar wind is an energetic particle stream that goes out from the sun in all directions. This "wind" will always push the sublimated incandescent gases and particles coming from the surface of the comet into a tail like structure when viewed from earth.
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∙ 13y agoAway from the Sun. It is pushed away from the Sun by the solar wind. The direction of movement of the comet has nothing to do with the direction of its tail - the tail may well be "in front of" the comet, if the comet goes away from the Sun.
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∙ 13y agoThe tail of a comet points AWAY from the Sun regardless of the direction of the comets motion because of solar wind
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∙ 12y agoin the opposite direction that the comet is heading
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∙ 12y agoSame as any other comet: away from the Sun.
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∙ 14y agoAway from the Sun. This may be behind the comet, or in front of it, if you consider the movement of the comet.
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∙ 6y agoIt points away from the Sun - no matter in what direction the comet is moving.
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∙ 14y agoaway from the sun
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Do comet tails face the sun?
No, a comet's tail always faces away from the sun/
Does a commets tail ever face the sun?
The comet's 'tail' always points away from the sun.
What is a long ribbonlike trail of comet dust and gas?
The tail of a comet is made up of a combination of frozen rock, and ice particles coming off the comet and is lit up by the sun. If you were to be in this tail, you would face: subzero temperatures and constant pummeling by SOLID ice and rock.
The tail of a comet always points away from the sun because of?
The tail of the comet always points away from the sun because, the comet rotates around the sun, also, it would not be able to face the sun because of the EXCRUCIATING HEAT! I love my family .
Does Mars have a tail?
Venus is a planet, not a comet, so it does not have a tail.
Do comet tails face the sun?
No, a comet's tail always faces away from the sun/
Does a commets tail ever face the sun?
The comet's 'tail' always points away from the sun.
What is a long ribbonlike trail of comet dust and gas?
The tail of a comet is made up of a combination of frozen rock, and ice particles coming off the comet and is lit up by the sun. If you were to be in this tail, you would face: subzero temperatures and constant pummeling by SOLID ice and rock.
How does a comet begin?
The comet's tail is in front of the comet, not after
The tail of a comet always points away from the sun because of?
The tail of the comet always points away from the sun because, the comet rotates around the sun, also, it would not be able to face the sun because of the EXCRUCIATING HEAT! I love my family .
What are the parts of a comet after it forms a tail?
The coma, the nucleus, and the tail are the parts of a comet after the tail has formed.
Does a comet tail always face away from the sun?
Yes it does. The tail is formed from the cosmic 'wind' hitting the comet as it comes close to the Sun. Since the cosmic wind is always blowing away from the Sun's surface - the comet's tail will always stream away from the Sun.
When was In the Tail of a Comet created?
In the Tail of a Comet was created on 2000-04-25.
Does Mars have a tail?
Venus is a planet, not a comet, so it does not have a tail.
What are 3 parts of a comet?
The three main parts of a comet are the nucleus, coma, and tail. The nucleus is the head of the comet, the coma is the middle, and the tail is the end of the comet.
Which heavenly bodies appear in the sky at regular bit long intervals and have a tail?
A comet is a space thing that has a heavenly body and a tail. The most famous comet known is Hailey's comet.
Why is a comets tail is in front of the comet?
The comet's "tail" is a stream of dust and vapors that melt and get pushed out of the comet by radiation pressure from the sun. The tail appears only when the comet is relatively near the sun, it's longest when the comet is nearest the sun, and it always points away from the sun, no matter which way the comet is moving.
