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Explosive, green 'devil comet' photobombs ethereal nebula as it races toward EarthThe green-tinged cryovolcanic Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, which is due to pass by Earth later this year, was recently spotted zooming past the crimson-colored Crescent Nebula in stunning new photos.
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Halley's Comet has begun its return journey to EarthHalley's Comet was predicted to reach its farthest point from the sun on Dec. 9, beginning a 38-year journey toward Earth that culminates in 2061.
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City-size 'devil comet' headed for Earth loses its iconic horns and turns green after latest volcanic eruptionThe latest and most violent eruption of the cryovolcanic comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, which will make its long-awaited closest approach to Earth next year, shows that the icy object may have lost its iconic devil horns for good.
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'Bouncing' comets may be delivering the seeds of life to alien planets, new study findsResearchers have simulated how comets pinballing from one planet to another could deliver critical organic molecules to exoplanets.
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Volcanic 'devil comet' racing toward Earth resprouts its horns after erupting againThe massive volcanic comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, which grows giant horns when it erupts, has exploded for a third time in five months as it continues to race toward the sun.
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City-size comet racing toward Earth regrows 'horns' after massive volcanic eruptionThe cryovolcanic comet 12P/Pons–Brooks, which will make its closest approach to Earth next year, has re-sprouted its distinctive "horns" after its second major eruption in four months.
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See green comet Nishimura's tail get whipped away by powerful solar storm as it slingshots around the sunAfter surviving its closest approach to the sun, Comet Nishimura was buffeted by a possible coronal mass ejection that briefly blew its tail away. The rare event was captured by a NASA spacecraft.
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Green comet Nishimura survives its superheated slingshot around the sun. Will we get another chance to see it?Comet Nishimura, which was only discovered in August, has survived its closest approach to the sun and will brighten over the next week. But is it still visible from Earth?
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Green comet Nishimura has passed its closest point to Earth, and it won't be back for another 430 yearsThe comet Nishimura, which was only discovered in August, will soon be slingshotted around the sun and back out toward the edge of the solar system where it will remain for centuries.
