Daisy Dobrijevic joined Space.com in February 2022 having previously worked for our sister publication All About Space magazine as a staff writer. Before joining us, Daisy completed an editorial internship with the BBC Sky at Night Magazine and worked at the National Space Centre in Leicester, U.K.
Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, also dubbed the 'Devil Comet' has thrilled skywatchers in recent months with its impressive night sky display and sudden flare-ups in brightness. But as it approaches perihelion — its closest distance to the sun — on April 21, will it survive the encounter or be subjected to a fiery fate? .
There has been some mention of future flare-ups in the coming weeks that could cause the comet to brighten significantly, so Rao asked well-known comet expert John Bortle for his opinion.
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