US EditionA new comet appeared in the sky, then likely disintegrated. But it can still be seen
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN en Español When a new comet appears in the sky, it's usually a cause for great excitement. But things don't always end well for the ancient celestial objects, made of ice, frozen gases and rock, as they approach the sun, and it appears that comet C/2025 F2 (SWAN) suffered an untimely death. All signs suggest that the celestial object, which resembled a fuzzy green patch, has disintegrated over the past few days, said Qi…
Rome, April 19, 2025 — Those who were preparing to observe the passage of the Easter comet over Italian skies will be disappointed. Contrary to forecasts, to accompany the spectacle of the Lyrids, the shooting stars of spring, there will be no comet C/2025F2 (Swan). Its small nucleus has probably disintegrated. At the beginning of April, the comet's passage raised high expectations because it would probably have been visible to the naked eye. “A…
When a new comet appears in the sky, there is often excitement. But things don't always end well for these ancient celestial objects, made of ice, frozen gases, and rock, as they approach the Sun — and a premature end seems to have been the fate of Comet C/2025 F2 (SWAN). All signs suggest that the celestial object, which resembled a fuzzy green spot, disintegrated in recent days, said Qicheng Zang, a postdoctoral researcher who studies small-bo…
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