Time to look up stargazers. There's another comet coming our way.
A newly discovered comet, comet C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS), which appears to have been traveling in the solar system since September, is set to make a debut in the Northern Hemisphere this month, says NASA. The comet will be visible for a very short time, about two hours before sunrise, now until April 21. Then days later, on April 26, it will make its closest approach to Earth. The comet will pass us at a distance of 45.5 million miles.
The comet is predicted to reach its maximum brightness at this time, potentially making it visible to the unaided eye.
The image below shows the predicted course of comet R3 PanSTARRS as it approaches Earth. The comet will pass between Mercury and Venus in the last days of April.
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