SOLAR SYSTEM

Detailed explanation-1: -Comet tails will always point away from the sun because of the radiation pressure of sunlight. The force from sunlight on the small dust particles pushing them away from the sun is greater than the force of gravity acting in the direction toward the sun.

Detailed explanation-2: -Comet tails come in two flavors: the ion tail and the dust tail. The ion tail is thin, blue and linear-points directly away from the Sun.

Detailed explanation-3: -The tails of a comet usually face away from the sun.

Detailed explanation-4: -Answer and Explanation: The part of the comet that points most directly away from the Sun is the plasma tail. The comet is made up of the nucleus, the coma, the plasma tail and the dust tail.

Detailed explanation-5: -As the comet gets closer to the Sun, the coma grows. The solar winds push the dust and gas away from the coma causing them to stream off into space to form the comet’s tail. The solar winds cause the comet’s tail to point away from the Sun.

Detailed explanation-6: -When far from the sun, a comet is like a stone rolling around the universe. But when it approaches the sun, the heat evaporates the comet’s gases, causing it to emit dust and microparticles (electrons and ions). These materials form a tail whose flow is affected by the sun’s radiation pressure.