A rare, formerly-horned comet that astronomers have dubbed the "Mother of Dragons" is now visible after dusk in the Northern Hemisphere.
This "Halley-type" comet, officially known as Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, completes a single orbit around the sun once every 71 years.
The last time it passed by Earth was in 1954, according to a statement from the European Space Agency (ESA).
The city-size comet has a nucleus measuring 10.5 miles (17 kilometers) wide and orbits the sun in an elliptical shape.
Recent observations of the comet have revealed a hidden spiral of light surrounding its frigid heart.
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This "Halley-type" comet, officially known as Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, completes a single orbit around the sun once every 71 years.
The last time it passed by Earth was in 1954, according to a statement from the European Space Agency (ESA).
The city-size comet has a nucleus measuring 10.5 miles (17 kilometers) wide and orbits the sun in an elliptical shape.
Recent observations of the comet have revealed a hidden spiral of light surrounding its frigid heart.
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