Comet C/2025 R3 Pan-STARRS is developing nicely as it crosses the field of view of SOHO’s LASCO C3 imager this weekend; currently approaching 0 magnitude, the comet is now a week past perihelion, and passes 4 degrees from the Sun as seen from Earth today, and makes its closest pass 0.523 AU from the Earth tomorrow. The Compact Coronagraph (CCOR-1) aboard NOAA’s GOES-19 satellite in GEO is also providing some amazing images of Comet R3 Pan-STARRS and the recent CME as well. The periodic blackout/flash is the Earth sliding through the view: What will Comet R3 Pan-STARRS do next: Prospects for the upcoming dusk apparition are tougher, as the outbound comet slides southward. Hopefully, it stays bright. Here’s our look at what to expect for Universe Today: https://www.universetoday.com/articles/comet-r3-panstarrs-at-perihelion