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How 2025 became the year of comet: The rise of interstellar 3I/ATLAS, an icy Lemmon and a cosmic SWAN

Cgkik Jul 12, 2026 · 21:24 CST

How 2025 became the year of comet: The rise of interstellar 3I/ATLAS, an icy Lemmon and a cosmic SWAN

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A bright green comet is pictured to the bottom left of a starfield against a black sky, with a long tail extending to the upper right of the screen.