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A bright comet with large dust and gas trails as the comets orbit brings it close to the Sun. Illustration.
ABC News
By Leah Sarnoff and Mary Kekatos
March 18, 2024, 2:00 PM
A rare and massive comet with a devilish nickname is set to pass by Earth for the first time in 71 years and may be visible during the highly anticipated April 8 total solar eclipse, according to NASA.
Officially named comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, the cryovolcanic comet is known as the “devil comet” due to its formation of two “horns” made up of ice and gas and periodic explosions.
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