New Objects Keep Multiplying as 3I/ATLAS Closes on Mars
- See: Curated Sources: 3I/ATLAS, C/2025 R2 (SWAN), 2025 FA22, and 99942 Apophis
- 5 bright comets approaching Earth. Charts here!
by Eddie Irizarry, https://earthsky.org/
5 bright comets approaching Earth
Time to dust off your binoculars or telescope and seek out that dark-sky site, because five bright comets are on their way. Bright is a relative term when we talk about comets. But these comets should be visible through small amateur telescopes. And one comet might be visible with the unaided eye! The approaching comets include:- C/2025 A6 (Lemmon), closest to Earth on October 21, 2025
- C/2025 K1 (Atlas), closest to Earth on November 24-25, 2025
- 3I/Atlas, the 3rd interstellar object discovered, closest to Earth on December 18-19, 2025
- 24P/Schanmasse, closest to Earth on January 4, 2026
- C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos), closest to Earth on February 17, 2026
