Astronomers Tracking Rare Comet—How To See From Your Backyard

Adrian Bogdan

Astronomers in the U.S. are tracking a rare comet—C/2025 K1 (ATLAS)—which is something quite special. While comets typically appear green or sometimes blue in sunlight. because of their different elements and chemical composition, this more unusual one is golden in color. "This comet was not supposed to survive its Oct 8th perihelion (0.33 AU)," astronomer Dan Bartlett, who has been tracking the comet from June Lake, California, told spaceweather.com. "But it did survive, and now it is

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