The comet's approach toward Earth coincides with a total solar eclipse on April 8. Around that time, 12P/Pons-Brooks will be at or near perihelion, the point during orbit when it's closest to the sun.

A “devil’s horns” or "solar horns" eclipse is stunning. It happens during a partial solar eclipse, when the moon only covers part of the sun’s disk.

Early depictions of the devil don’t show him with horns and hooves. For instance, the devil is a blue angel in a 6th century mosaic at the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo in Ravenna, Italy.

Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks was nicknamed the “devil comet” because an eruption last year left it with two distinct trails of gas and ice in the shape of devil horns.

Here's what we know about this phenomenon, photos of a "devil horns" partial solar eclipse and what time people in Maine (sorry, Floridians) can see this stunning visual effect during the March 29 ...

When the comet erupts, its coma forms iconic devil "horns." These occur because 12P's large nucleus, which spans around 10.5 miles (17 kilometers) across, ...

A "Devil Comet," twice the size of size of Mt. Everest and has an active ice volcano, will barrel across Earth's view in spring of 2024, scientists say.

Further north, much of Canada will experience the maximum 93% eclipse, giving Maple Leafers the best view of the “Devil’s horns,” which is a phenomenon specific to deep partial eclipses.

A “devil’s horns” or "solar horns" eclipse is stunning. It happens during a partial solar eclipse, when the moon only covers part of the sun’s disk.