Watch a bright comet photobomb the sun on a space weather camera

Comet C/2025 R3 just made its closest pass.

As a U.S. satellite monitored the sun for hazardous space weather this week, something unexpected slipped into view.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s GOES-19 orbits about 22,300 miles above Earth and carries instruments that can track solar activity. Earth’s atmosphere and magnetic field shield people from …

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