How many tails does a comet have?

Answer 1

Comets always have two tails (ion tail and dust tail) and are so seen that way. the one tail (ion tail) is always pointing away from the sun showing which direction the comet is in comparison to the sun. the sun gives off a charge and hits the comet and that moves the ion tail showing which way the sun is. the (dust tail) shows the direction the comet is traveling.

However, the dust tail is generally brighter and more noticeable than the ion tail.

Answer 2

Comets have no moons, mainly because of their highly elongated (or parabolic) orbits.

They cross many gravity fields and the weak attraction between relatively small objects (a few million tons) would be highly unstable, especially during perihelion when the comet surface is explosively evaporating. Some comets break up into pieces that travel the same path for awhile.

Conversely, there are some asteroids with their own tiny orbiting moons.

Answer 3

Comets, meaning hairy stars, are made of a mixture of water ice and planetary dust particles. When they approach the Sun the surface partially evaporates and form a tail known as the 'Coma ' an old word for a beard. The Coma always points away from the Sun and is not like the slipstream of smoke in the wind. The Solar wind of charged particles causes the coma to preceded the comet as it falls away from the Sun. They follow extremely elliptical orbits and are thought to emanate from the 'Oort Cloud' surrounding the outer solar system.

Answer 4

The tail of a comet is basically dust, and sediment burned off of the comet itself.

Answer 5

Yes, the tail is the debris from the comet left behind

Answer 6

Comets do not have tails. They develop tails when they come close to the Sun due to the heat and radiation causing ice and gases to vaporize and form a visible tail.

Answer 7

yes it does have a tail

Answer 8

Of course they do ;)

Answer 9

no, comets only have one tail