(NEXSTAR) – Adding to the growing excitement surrounding the 2024 total solar eclipse is the return of Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, also known as the “Devil Comet.” The comet’s name derives from ...

The comet between Jupiter and the star Hamal in Aries, as seen on April 7. If you're in a dark location—perhaps camping—for the total solar eclipse, have a look west immediately after dark and ...

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The weeks leading up to Monday's total solar eclipse became even more exciting when astronomers announced that comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, also known as the "Devil comet," might be visible during totality.

As a bonus, Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks will be close to one of them. To even stand a chance of seeing anything of interest during this eclipse you must be inside this 115 miles wide path of totality ...

October 2024 saw an annular solar eclipse above the moai statues of Easter Island, a powerful geomagnetic storm that filled the skies with eerie colors, a ghostly comet visible to the naked eye ...

From the solar eclipse to the dazzling display of Northern Lights, and recently, Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS), there's been no shortage of astronomical wonders in 2024. But what about a ...

The Comet A3 is expected to reach its closest point ... some of these rare events before they disappear. A "ring of fire" eclipse obscured the sun on Oct. 2. The eclipse mostly took place ...

The NASA Space X Crew-8 mission took more than 600,000 photos from space, witnessing the April 8 Solar Eclipse and a comet. "It was amazing beautiful seeing the earth from that vantage point," Epps ...

The supermoon with a partial lunar eclipse was seen around the world - with this picture taken from Jerusalem A supermoon has lit up the sky across the world coinciding with a rare partial lunar ...