sun it starts spewing dust and gas.

This
debris forms a tail which is the image we
are familiar with, the tail will always point
away from the sun. The main reason for
this is because the sun's heat and
radiation

COMET - A comet is basically a big ball

of ice and rock. They are leftovers from
the beginning of the solar system. As a
comet approaches and get close to the
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METEORS - a small body of matter from outer space that enters the earth's atmosphere,
becoming incandescent as a result of friction and appearing as a streak of light.
MOON - The natural satellite of the earth,
visible (chiefly at night) by reflected light
from the sun.
PLANETOIDS - Astronomy. any of thousands of small celestial bodies that revolve about
the sun in orbits chiefly between those of Mars and Jupiter ranging in diameter from one
mile to 480 miles. Also called asteroids, minor planets.