Here’s how it works. The explosive, green "devil comet" that recently swept close to Earth appeared to grow an impossible second tail as it passed us, new photos reveal. But this extra limb ...

A surprise coronal mass ejection recently smashed into Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, briefly causing the "devil comet" to lose its tail — and a NASA spacecraft caught the whole thing on camera.

NASA’s STEREO A spacecraft has spotted a powerful eruption on the Sun ripping the tail off comet Pons-Brooks ... It got the “Devil’s Comet” tag because on its way in it exploded several ...