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Rare Comet to Pass Through WA Skies This Week

The comet will be visible only briefly and may require binoculars or a telescope, astronomer Jonti Horner said.

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West Australians have an opportunity to witness a piece of space history this week when an ancient comet passes through. Here’s how to see it.

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Sydney, Australia.- The night skies of the southern hemisphere will receive a strange visitor over the next two weeks. A brilliant greenish blue comet, believed to have originated in an icy region on the edge of the solar system, will oscillate over New Zealand, Australia and South Africa. The comet — known as C/2025 R3 PANSTARRS — was discovered in 2025 and has been passing slowly by the Earth. Last month was visible in the northern hemisphere …

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diario.mx broke the news on Tuesday, May 5, 2026.
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