A huge, volatile space object called the "devil comet" is flying its way past Earth for the first time since 1954 — and is currently visible in the night sky. Officially named 12P/Pons-Brookes, the ...

A BRIGHT green comet will blaze across the night sky this month – and you can see it if you know where to look. Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks has been branded the "devil" comet after being pictured in 2023 ...

The comet 12P/Pons-Brook (12P) has erupted for the second time this year (Picture: Comet Chasers/Richard Mile) A volcanic comet the size of a city has grown ‘horns’ after a major eruption on its ...

A massive 'devil' comet more than three times the size of Mount Everest has exploded again as it races towards Earth. The space rock, called 12P/Pons-Brooks, is about 18 miles in diameter and ...

Even with a bright Moon spoiling the view, a visitor from another star system is making its presence known. Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS (C/2025 N1 ATLAS) is not just passing through; it is actively ...

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The internet is alight with speculation, fuelled by dramatic social media posts claiming that the cosmic visitor, the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, has met a fiery, spectacular end near the Sun. Users ...

Vast patches of glassy rocks found across the Chilean Atacama Desert may have been formed due to intense heat from a comet exploding in the Earth’s atmosphere about 12,000 years ago, a new study has ...