A “devil comet” known for its occasional outbursts is currently visible in the night sky, and lucky stargazers may even be able to spot the celestial object during next month’s much ...

The "devil comet" makes a 71-year orbit around the sun, a length that classifies it as a Halley-type comet. At the moment, only those with powerful telescopes can spot it.

The “Devil Comet” has arrived. Officially known as Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks (a much tamer, more boring name), the celestial rock is making its regular 71-year trip around the sun, passing by our ...

The Devil Comet has a good chance of being the most visible on Sunday, April 21. This is when the comet will reach its perihelion: the closest point to the sun on its orbital path.

Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, dubbed the “devil comet” for its horns, may be visible during the total solar eclipse to those within the path of totality, according to NASA.

The Devil Comet had its measure taken in 2020. Researchers used the Lowell Discovery Telescope in Flagstaff, Ariz., to analyze its brightness as its icy and rocky surface reflected light from the sun.

The devil comet travels on an orbital period of 71 years and was last seen in 1954. Scientists have estimated the devil comet has a diameter of at least 17 kilometers, or 10.5 miles, according to ...

Comet 12/P Pons-Brooks will be visible in Wisconsin through mid-April for the first time in about 71 years.

The 'devil comet' orbits the sun every 71 years. Iowans may be able to see it through the next few weeks, but there's "no ...

Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks can be seen on March 9 over Grünlichtenberg, Germany. Credit - IMAGO/EHL Media/Reuters One of cosmic history’s greatest acts of photo-bombing will take place on April 8 ...

There’s been some buzz that the comet could be visible during the April 8 total solar eclipse. If so, it would only be seen by those in the path of totality, the roughly 115-mile-wide strip from ...

A “devil comet” known for its occasional outbursts is currently visible in the night sky, and lucky stargazers may even be able to spot the celestial object during next month’s much ...