Explosive ‘devilish comet’ gets seemingly impossible second tail after short flight past Earth – but it’s not what it seems
The explosive green “devil comet” that recently roared close to Earth appeared to grow an impossible second tail as it passed us, new photos reveal. But this extra limb, known as an anti-tail, is actually an extremely rare optical illusion caused by the comet’s proximity to our planet. 12P/Pons-Brooks (12P) is a 17-kilometer-wide comet with … Read more