'Devil Comet' Returns After 70 Years, Visible in Inner Solar System

For the first time in over seventy years, the 'Devil Comet' or 12P/Pons-Brooks, approximately the size of Mount Everest, re-enters the inner solar system offering potential visibility.

Discovered 2024-03-25T22:21:30.566582-07:00 | 2024-03-25T22:21:30.566582-07:00

Sources

Related Coverage

2024-05-08T08:03:53.027148-07:002024-05-08T08:03:53.027148-07:00

Small Satellites Set for Apophis Encounter

2024-05-06T13:45:16.663130-07:002024-05-06T13:45:16.663130-07:00

Bus-Size Asteroids' Near-Earth Flybys

2024-04-19T09:31:10.472847-07:002024-04-19T09:31:10.472847-07:00

2024-04-06T13:21:45.882815-07:002024-04-06T13:21:45.882815-07:00

Spacecraft Data Enhances Total Solar Eclipse Predictions

2024-04-05T10:03:38.446254-07:002024-04-05T10:03:38.446254-07:00

ISRO's Aditya-L1 and NASA Sounding Rockets to Study Sun During April 8 Eclipse

2024-04-03T01:52:13.864003-07:002024-04-03T01:52:13.864003-07:00

NASA and ISS Crew to Conduct Unique Observations of 2024 Solar Eclipse

2024-04-02T10:06:16.466551-07:002024-04-02T10:06:16.466551-07:00

2024 Solar Eclipse May Feature Rare 'Horned' Comet

2024-04-01T03:39:46.401661-07:002024-04-01T03:39:46.401661-07:00

Comet Hale-Bopp Marks 27th Anniversary of Sun Proximity

2024-03-27T14:00:05.459882-07:002024-03-27T14:00:05.459882-07:00

SOHO Spacecraft’s Milestone: 5,000th Comet Discovery

2024-03-22T04:08:03.084486-07:002024-03-22T04:08:03.084486-07:00

Upcoming Celestial Event: Visible Nova to Illuminate Night Sky

Related Coverage