Several of the brightest stars and planets will come into view — and one special visitor: Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks That’s right. Bring your binoculars along during the total solar eclipse on ...

An explosive comet called the “Mother of Dragons” will be appearing after dusk for the next few weeks in the Northern ...

12P/Pons-Brooks is a Halley-type comet, meaning it has an orbital period on the scale of decades. In this case, it returns to the inner solar system every 70 years – the last time it swung ...

The so-called Devil Comet has a much less terrifying name: Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks. This short-period comet orbits the Sun once every 71.2 years, similar to the famous Halley’s Comet. (For the ...

Astrophoto of periodic comet 12P/Pons-Brooks in the night sky. Green nucleus and tail of ion, dust ... [+] and vapor illuminated by the sun in front of star field in space. Have you seen comet 12P ...

Spectators will have a wee chance of seeing a comet with the naked eye or a standard pair of binoculars during the total solar eclipse on April 8. Comet 12/P Pons-Brooks, which makes an appearance ...

Here are three of them. While the famed "devil comet" may be visible during the solar eclipse itself, astronomers say that the celestial body will be best sighted on April 21. That's the day that ...

A 'devil comet' could coincide with the much-anticipated solar eclipse in the U.S. on Monday. While many Americans are preparing to observe the solar eclipse over the country on April 8 ...

Amid all the excitement over this coming Monday’s historic total solar eclipse, another celestial event worth witnessing has been quietly unfolding in our night skies. Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, a ...

An unusual "horned" comet is now visible in the night sky — and it may even make a rare appearance during the 2024 total solar eclipse on April 8. Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks can currently be seen in ...

A striking celestial event is set to unfold in the night sky throughout April 2024. A devil comet — an uncommon horned comet officially named Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks — is forecast to make an ...