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Comet - Wikipedia
These phenomena are due to the effects of solar radiation and the outstreaming solar wind plasma acting upon the nucleus of the comet. Comet nuclei range from a few hundred meters to tens of kilometers across and are composed of loose collections of ice, dust, and small rocky particles.
Comets - Science@NASA
When a comet's orbit brings it close to the Sun, it heats up and spews dust and gases into a giant glowing head larger than most planets. The dust and gases form a tail that stretches away from the Sun for millions of miles.
Comet | Definition, Composition, & Facts | Britannica
Comet, a small body orbiting the Sun with a substantial fraction of its composition made up of volatile ices. Comets are among the most-spectacular objects in the sky, with their bright glowing comae and their long tails.
How to find Comet Lemmon in the night sky as it brightens this October
The past month has seen Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) brightening rapidly ahead of its close approach to the sun, leading to growing excitement that it could shine brightly enough to be seen by the ...
Comet watch heats up as A6 Lemmon gets brighter. Here’s how to see it
Comet C/2025 A6 Lemmon is getting brighter and whether you have a telescope, binoculars or just your eyes, here’s how you can catch a glimpse.
How to see Comet Lemmon and Comet SWAN in October’s night sky - The ...
Comet Lemmon and Comet SWAN will be closest to Earth as a new moon sets up prime viewing conditions. Add in a meteor shower and we may get spectacular sky gazing.
New comet C/2025 R2 (SWAN) is becoming more visible - EarthSky
Read about Comet Lemmon here. And don’t forget about our interstellar comet, 3I/ATLAS. October 2025 is a great month for comets! New comet soars into the sky The new comet is becoming more visible!
What Are Comets | What Does a Comet Look Like - Star Walk
When a comet is in the inner Solar System, the Sun warms it up, causing the comet's ice to vaporize and release dust and gas particles. The solar wind blows those particles off the comet, and we see the dust and ion tails.
What is a comet? - BBC Sky at Night Magazine
What happens when a comet gets close to the Sun? For most of a comets' orbit, the nucleus remains an inert lump of ice, but this changes as the comet nears perihelion, its closest approach to the Sun. When close enough, solar radiation heats the surface, causing the volatile components to boil.
Comet Facts - Science@NASA
The nucleus contains icy chunks, frozen gases with bits of embedded dust. A comet warms up as it nears the Sun and develops an atmosphere, or coma. The Sun's heat causes the comet's ices to change to gases so the coma gets larger. The coma may extend hundreds of thousands of kilometers.
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