An astrophotographer captured a breathtaking image of two comets appearing to race side-by-side across the night sky in a highly unusual celestial event. The photograph, taken from Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean, shows comets C/2025 K1 ATLAS and C/2025 R2 SWAN streaking close to Earth with glowing comas and bright, trailing tails. The image was shared on X (formerly Twitter), sparking excitement among astronomy enthusiasts.

Why The Sight Is Extraordinary

What makes the capture remarkable is that the two comets come from entirely different origins. Comet C/2025 K1 ATLAS is an interstellar visitor, believed to have originated beyond our solar system and now moving along a hyperbolic trajectory. In contrast, C/2025 R2 SWAN is a periodic comet bound by the Sun’s gravity, first detected b

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