Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, also known as the “devil comet” because of its horn-like appearance, will soar past the Andromeda Galaxy in a rare conjunction we won’t see the likes of for another 71 ...

Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks is currently sailing past the Andromeda Galaxy in the night sky as it races toward Earth, and you can watch it live this weekend.

A huge comet will grace our skies over the next few months, ... Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks passes the Andromeda galaxy on March 11, 2024. Taken by astrophotographer Miguel Claro in Portugal ...

The devil comet had its fourth and largest outburst this week that made it as bright as the Elliptical Galaxy 600 million light years from Earth. It is set to pass by our planet in 2024.

Here's how to spot the rare green comet, known as C/2022 E3, that will be viewable from Earth one last time in 50,000 years. ... as it heads back into the galaxy.

M64, the Black Eye Galaxy, imaged on Aug. 25, 2024. (Image credit: Greg Meyer) In the image you can make out the dark band of dust that sweeps across one side of the nucleus, giving the Black Eye ...

It's a connection to history and the galaxy that won't try to sell you something. C/2022 E3 is a comet marked by its bright green nucleus and long faint ion tail . It was discovered in March 2022 ...

The Tsuchinshan-ATLAS comet, also named C/2023 A3, will reach its closest approach to the Sun, or perihelion, on Friday, ...

Comet Kohoutek, which offered a glimpse in 1973, broke up while passing too close to the sun. In 2013, Comet Ison was broken up by the sun’s intense heat and gravity. But Comet C/2023 A3 survived.

Astronomers are watching a galaxy rip to shreds, a finding that could help reveal how galaxies go from stellar riches to rags. IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on ...

Astronomers say the comet may well have been wandering through our Milky Way galaxy, unattached to any star system, for hundreds of millions of years before its chance encounter with our solar system.

The comet is named after German astronomer Heinrich Olbers, who discovered it in 1815. The "P" in its name stands for "Periodic," a label assigned to comets with orbits shorter than 200 years.