... What are CometTails Made Of? . Credit: Jim Martin, Huntsville AL, Courtesy " Night of the Comet " ( NASA / Ames ) . ... However, stretching for millions of miles, comettails are extremely thin and tenuous and don't pose a danger to the Earth's ...
... 2007 January 24 . A CometTail Horizon . Credit Copyright : Marco Fulle ( Stromboli online ) . ... To the surprise of many Northern Hemisphere observers, the tail of Comet McNaught remained visible even after the comet's head ...
... May 2, 1996 . The Tails of Comet Hyakutake . Credit and Copyright: Vic Winter , Courtesy ICSTARS . ... Credit and Copyright: Vic Winter , Courtesy ICSTARS . Explanation: What makes comettails so colorful? ...
... The Complex Ion Tail of Comet Lovejoy . Image Credit Copyright: Velimir Popov Emil Ivanov ( IRIDA Observatory ) . ... Explanation: What causes the structure in Comet Lovejoy's tail? ...
... 2012 February 28 . The Opposing Tails of Comet Garradd . Image Credit Copyright: Robert PЖlzl . ... Visible on the left, Comet Garradd's dust tail is composed of ice and dust bits that trail the comet in its orbit around the ...
... 2006 November 6 . The Ghostly Tail of Comet SWAN . Credit Copyright: Ray Gralak . ... The Ghostly Tail of Comet SWAN . Credit Copyright: Ray Gralak . Explanation: What causes the structure in Comet SWAN's tail? ...