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Anthony Wood

Comet PanSTARRS approaches Earth on April 26. Here's how to catch it in satellite imagery this weekend

A comet is pictured in coronagraph data flying past the sun.

Comet C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS) continues to brighten ahead of its closest approach to Earth on April 26, and you can watch it fly between the sun and Earth through the eyes of an orbiting spacecraft this weekend.

Having survived its closest pass to the sun during perihelion on April 19, Comet PanSTARRS is now en route to its nearest brush with Earth, which will see it travel a little over 45 million miles (72 million kilometers) from our planet on April 26, according to NASA.

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