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“Comet C/2025 R2 (SWAN)” is copyrighted by Team Ciel Austral. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteComet C/2025 R2 (SWAN) is a new visitor from the outer Solar System, discovered on September 11. It reached its closest approach to the Sun just a day later. First spotted by Vladimir Bezugly using the SWAN instrument on the SOHO spacecraft, it was surprisingly bright despite the Sun's glare. The greenish coma and tail are still close to the Sun in the sky.
City lights trace the Japanese coastline underneath a dim yellow-green airglow
NASA released this picture on 18 September 2025. That is the day it was published, not the day it was taken.
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Released on 18 September 2026 A galaxy spinning out of sync See it as a poster -
Released on 18 September 2023 A peculiar proceeding See it as a poster -
Released on 18 September 2025 City lights trace the Japanese coastline underneath a dim yellow-green airglow See it as a poster -
Released on 18 September 2025 A faint blue-green airglow blankets Earth’s horizon above Italy See it as a poster -
Released on 18 September 2023 The eroded Aorounga meteorite impact crater, also known as the "Eye of the Desert," in the African nation of Chad is See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 18 SEP 2025 falls under Virgo (♍). The sign's window runs from 08-23 through 09-22. Virgo is the largest zodiac constellation, holding the heart of the Virgo galaxy cluster. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 18 SEP 2025.