Remembering Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS: The comet of the year

Comet C/2025 F2 (SWAN): An Unpredictable Journey

This spring, skywatchers have been treated to the captivating and unpredictable display of a new comet, called C/2025 F2 (SWAN). Discovered in late March 2025 through data from the SWAN instrument aboard NASA and ESA’s Solar and Heliospheric Observatory, this long-period comet is making its journey to the inner solar system from the distant Oort Cloud. Amidst the excitement of a new celestial visitor, observers have taken note of its unpredictab…

Remembering Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS: The comet of the year

Comets are notoriously unpredictable. Some of the most spectacular of these icy visitors pop up unexpectedly, careening toward the Sun and bursting out in spectacular fashion with little advance notice. Others are spotted over a year before they make their closest approach, but break apart and fizzle out. Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS was the rare comet thatContinue reading "Remembering Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS: The comet of the year" The post Remember…