Comet C/2025 R3 PanSTARRS Set to Dazzle Southern Skies. For a brief, shining moment, stargazers in the southern hemisphere will have the rare opportunity to witness a celestial spectacle that won't be seen again for over 170,000 years. Comet C/2025 R3 PanSTARRS, a blue-green orb with a distinctive smudgy tail, is making its way across the night sky, offering a glimpse into the outer reaches of our solar system. As the comet swings around the sun, it has shifted its trajectory, becoming visible in the southern skies for the next two weeks, providing a unique chance for astronomers and astronomy enthusiasts to catch a glimpse of this rare visitor.
Over the next two weeks stargazers have a chance to spot the blue-green orb and smudgy tail of comet known as C/2025 R3 PanSTARRS A comet formed on the edges of the solar system will grace southern skies over the next fortnight, giving viewers a rare chance to glimpse it before it disappears from view for another 170,000 years.The comet – known as C/2025 R3 PanSTARRS – had been travelling through the northern hemisphere but has “swung around the sun” and is now visible in the south, said Josh Aoraki, an astronomer at Te Whatu Stardome in Auckland, New Zealand. Continue reading...
