#PanStarRs

The passage of comet C/R3 PanSTARRS between the Earth and the Sun between April 23rd and 26th; a faint tail rotates anti-sunward at the end of this video *Credit: SOHO C3 Coronagraph*

The ion tail appeared as Comet C/2025 R3 PanSTARRS was about 45 million miles from Earth (72 million kilometers) during its closest approach.

From Space.com: Comet PanSTARRS approaches Earth on April 26. Here's how to catch it in satellite imagery this weekend

Comet C/2025 R3 PanSTARRS is days away from its close pass of the sun during an event known as perihelion.