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A Comet's tail is always pointed away from the Sun reason?

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A Comet's tail is always pointed away from the Sun reason?

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    The sun ejects solar winds which move much faster than any comet. This causes a stream of material (the tail) to point away from the Sun, irrespective of the direction the comet is travelling. The Sun's radiation may also have an effect.


     

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