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The icy volcanic comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, which is three times the size of Mount Everest, erupted again Nov. 14 for the fourth time since July 2023. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

It is expected to be closest to Earth in June 2024. An enormous "devil comet" will be passing by Earth for the first time in more than seven decades, astronomers say. The comet, officially known as ...

Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, nicknamed the "Devil Comet," is a short-period comet with a 71.2-year orbital period, last observed at perihelion in 1954, and next expected at perihelion on April 21, 2024.

Officially named 12P/Pons-Brooks, the "devil comet" has periodic explosions. A rare and massive comet with a devilish nickname is set to pass by Earth for the first time in 71 years and may be visible ...

A "devil" comet's water is strikingly similar to the water on Earth, researchers have discovered. The finding supports the idea that water was brought to our planet through comet impacts, helping set ...

A new image shows the growing tail of a comet from another star system streaking across our solar system. The image of comet 3I/ATLAS was captured on Aug. 27 using one of the telescopes at the ...