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 ...
The weeks leading up to Monday's total solar eclipse became even more exciting when astronomers announced that comet 12P/Pons ...
With an orbital period of about 71 years, the dubbed "devil comet" has made a closer-than-ever pass-by of Earth. Officially known as Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, this celestial object reached perihelion ...
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 ...