The comet's approach toward Earth coincides with a total solar eclipse on April 8. Around that time, 12P/Pons-Brooks will be at or near perihelion, the point during orbit when it's closest to the sun.

Astronomers have observed the comet, 12P/Pons-Brooks, and its so-called "outbursts" – sudden, large releases of dust and gas – and some say it looks like Star Wars' Millennium Falcon or even a ...

12P/Pons-Brooks takes 71 years to circle the sun. Like Halley's Comet, most of us will see it just once in our lifetime and only when it passes relatively near the Sun and becomes bright enough to ...

As if a solar eclipse weren't enough, observers on April 8 may also get a glimpse of a rare "horned" celestial show, a dazzlingly bright comet with a scary name. A comet designated 12P/Pons-Brooks ...

On April 21, comet 12P/Pons-Brooks will pass within about 72.6 million miles (116.8 million km), of the sun, this is equivalent to three-quarters the Earth's distance from the sun.

It will be visible in the Southern Hemisphere when it reaches its closest point to Earth in June. Sky chart showing the changing position of Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks during the month of March.

Officially known as Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, the celestial object will make its closest pass of the sun on April 21, coming within 74.4 million miles (119.7 million kilometers) of our star.

Officially known as Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, the celestial object will make its closest pass of the sun on April 21, coming within 74.4 million miles (119.7 million kilometers) of our star.