12P/Pons-Brooks, a green comet, will be visible during Missouri's solar eclipse on April 8.

A "green devil comet" 12P/Pons-Brooks, with a green hue from high levels of dicarbon, will be visible in Missouri's skies during the total solar eclipse on April 8. The size of a city, the comet is approaching Earth at 40,000 mph and will be closest to the sun on April 24. If you are safely watching the solar eclipse in Missouri, you'll be in the right position to spot the green comet.

March 30, 2024
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