See the explosive 'devil comet' get its tail ripped off by a solar storm days before its close approach to the sun

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. Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks (far left) was recently bombarded by a surprise coronal mass ejection. Jupiter is also visible in a new video of the event.(Image credit: NASA/STEREO-A) The explosive "devil comet" has been blasted by a gigantic plasma wave from the sun, which temporarily blew away its dusty tail. A NASA …