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Comet Lemmon C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) 3I/ATLAS Tsuchinshan-ATLAS C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) Tsuchinshan-Atlas Swift-Tuttle Comet Thatcher C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS) C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS

Perseid Meteor Shower Begins With Peak Set for Aug. 12–13

A new moon at the peak will create exceptionally dark skies that could let observers see as many as about 100 meteors per hour.

Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks During New Moon and Solar Eclipse

Eta Aquariids Peak Overnight as Bright Moon Dims the Show

Lyrid Meteor Shower Peaks Over Germany Tonight

Comet Pan‑STARRS Reaches Perihelion Sunday, Closing a Brief Pre‑Dawn Viewing Window

Four-Planet Dawn Lineup Peaks Saturday With Mercury, Mars, Saturn and Neptune

Lyrids Meteor Shower Peaks April 22 With Favorable Viewing in Central Europe

Rare Comet Pan‑STARRS Now Glows Before Dawn for a Short Northern Viewing Window

Comet PANSTARRS Now Visible in Germany’s Pre‑Dawn Sky as Viewing Window Closes

Comet MAPS Skims the Sun on Saturday With Fate Uncertain

Sungrazer Comet MAPS Faces Make-or-Break Sun Brush April 4–5

Spain Unveils Official Portal and Local Programs for 2026–2028 Eclipse Trio

NASA Scientist Proposes 5 BC Comet as Star of Bethlehem in Peer-Reviewed Study

Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Clears Earth as Spacecraft Capture Rare Sun‑Side Views

Ursid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight Into Early Monday Under New-Moon, Solstice Skies

Tabloids Revive 2000 Comet Doomsday Claim as NASA Reports No Threat This Year

December Sky Watch: Supermoon on Dec. 5, Geminids Peak Dec. 13–14

Leonid Meteor Shower Peaks Overnight With Modest Rates and Dark Skies

Leonid Meteor Shower Peaks Predawn Nov. 17 Under Dark, Moonlight-Free Skies

Green Comet Lemmon Briefly Visible Over Bengaluru