SOLAR SYSTEM

Detailed explanation-1: -The tail consists of gas and dust that can extend hundreds of millions of kilometers away from the coma . Most comets actually have 2 tails: a plasma tail made of ionized gas, and a dust tail made of small solid particles. Comet tails point away from the Sun.

Detailed explanation-2: -Comets are frozen leftovers from the formation of the solar system composed of dust, rock, and ices. They range from a few miles to tens of miles wide, but as they orbit closer to the Sun, they heat up and spew gases and dust into a glowing head that can be larger than a planet.

Detailed explanation-3: -Comets are large objects made of dust and ice that orbit the Sun. Best known for their long, streaming tails, these ancient objects are leftovers from the formation of the solar system 4.6 billion years ago.

Detailed explanation-4: -Generally, a comet has two tails; the blue plasma tail and the red dust tail (or Type 1 (ion) tail and Type 2 (dust) tail). The plasma tail is caused by an interaction between the solar wind and the cometary plasma, while the dust tail is by the solar radiation pressure to the cometary dust.

Detailed explanation-5: -The tail of dust is left behind in the comet’s orbit in such a manner that it often forms a curved tail called the antitail, only when it seems that it is directed towards the Sun.