A comet not seen since the Stone Age is back, and this may be your only chance to witness it.Comet C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS) is making its first visit to the inner solar system in roughly 170,000 years. The last time it flew by, early humans were still living in the Stone Age.It reached its closest point to the Sun on April 19, 2026, and just a week later, on April 26, it will pass within 45.5 million miles of Earth.Because its orbit is so vast, no recorded human civilization has ever seen this comet. That makes the coming weeks an incredibly rare opportunity, a once-in-170,000-years celestial event.Right now, the comet is already visible in the early morning sky in the constellation Pegasus. As it gets closer to the Sun, it is expected to brighten considerably and may become visible to the naked eye from dark locations, or easily through binoculars.Look toward the “Great Square” of Pegasus just before sunrise. After it swings around the Sun and passes Earth, it will disappear back into the distant outer solar system — not to return for another 170,000 years.Don’t miss this ancient visitor from the depths of space.Science and facts💡

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