Two comets are converging in the night sky this month
You can see an online livestream of the comets via the Virtual Telescope Project later this week
The comets are called C/2025 A4 (Lemmon), and C/2025 R2 (SWAN)
Two comets are going to reach their closest approach to Earth this week around the same time, and they promise to be spectacular.
Comets are called C/2025 A4 (Lemmon), and C/2025 R2 (SWAN), according to Space.com .
"Having two right comets visible in the sky around the same time is a rare cosmic treat," Space.com states.
Lemmon is a particluar treat. Newly discovered on Jan. 3 at the Mount Lemmon Survey near Tucson, Arizona, it's the "best and brightest" comet we will be able to see from Earth this year, experts have said. The other treat? It's tail is green. Yes, gree