Comet season? ☄️💫 The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS will pass close to Mars on October 2nd and 3rd, 2025, coming within about 0.21 astronomical units (around 31 million kilometers) of the Red Planet. This rare visitor from outside our solar system offers a unique opportunity for Martian orbiters to observe it closely, as it may reach an apparent magnitude of around 11 from Mars, making it visible to spacecraft instruments like the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter’s HiRISE camera. However, from Earth,

Don't Miss this! 🤩 Comet SWAN25F, discovered in late March 2025 by Michael Mattiazzo using the SWAN instrument on the SOHO satellite, is rapidly brightening and already displays a long tail, making it accessible to amateur observation.Forecasts suggest it may reach magnitude 5 by late April, potentially becoming visible to the naked eye in dark skies.Its perihelion is expected on May 1st, though fragmentation is possible due to its close solar approach. #comet #space #astronomy #cosmos #spacene