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“Giant ‘Horned’ Comet Approaches: What’s the Deal with This Cosmic Wonder?”
The colossal “horned” comet, 12P/Pons-Brooks, is on its way towards Earth after undergoing a second eruption within four months. This cryovolcanic 30 kilometers in diameter, sprouts “horns” when its gas cloud, or coma, expands after an eruption. The comet, which is one of only 20 known comets with active ice volcanoes, will not reach its…