Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. Astrophoto of periodic comet 12P/Pons-Brooks in the night sky. Green nucleus and tail of ion, dust ... [+] and vapor illuminated ...

A huge "devil comet" with "two icy horns" will be flying past Earth for the first time in 71 years at the same time at the total solar eclipse. NASA says we may be able to witness the phenomenon ...

The weeks leading up to Monday's total solar eclipse became even more exciting when astronomers announced that comet 12P/Pons ...

While also known as the devil comet, astronomers drew inspiration from the popular TV show "Game of Thrones," naming it the 'Mother of Dragons' due to its association with the "kappa-Draconids ...

In April 2024, we were also visited by the explosive, green "devil comet" 12P/Pons-Brooks, which unleashed multiple cold-volcanic outbursts as it passed close to Earth and briefly lost its tail to ...

(NEXSTAR) — Last year gave skywatchers multiple stunning sky shows, including the total solar eclipse, the return of the “devil comet,” and multiple nights colored by the northern lights.