Reports said Minor Planet Center officially designated comet SWAN25F as C/2025 F2 (SWAN) on April 8. SWAN is an instrument particularly designed to study the Sun by mapping variations in the solar ...

The Minor Planet Center, which is housed at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory in Cambridge, Massachusetts, collects and verifies vast numbers of asteroid and comet position observations ...

These survey telescopes then send their measurements to the Minor Planet Center at Harvard, which consolidates data from global observatories into a public catalog. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory ...

On April 8, the Minor Planet Center designated the comet C/2025 F2 (SWAN), and sky watchers were eager to spot it. Here’s how you can enjoy a glimmering view of the comet before it reaches its ...

TEMPO.CO, Bandung - The planet Saturn has recently gained an additional 128 natural satellites. The Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) noted that Saturn now has a total ...

The comet was just given an official designation of C/2025 F2 (SWAN), which is provided by the International Astronomical Union's Minor Planet Center (MPC). Until yesterday, it went by the name ...

One interesting thing to note is that if it has been officially confirmed by the Minor Planet Center that C/2025 F2 (SWAN) has disintegrated its name will change to D/2025 F2 (SWAN). D/ standing ...

Star peepers can track the comet by using online planetary software, like NASA’s Eye on Asteroids, or by logging onto the Minor Planet Center’s Possible Comet Confirmation Page and selecting ...

Comet C/2025 F2 (SWAN) is now the official name after its discovery was officially announced by the International Astronomical Union’s Minor Planet Center. Gianluna Masi, an astronomer at The ...

That’s why early detection is critical. NASA continues to encourage data sharing through global platforms like the Minor Planet Center, helping experts evaluate threats and keep Earth safe.

Since its discovery, hundreds of observations of the comet have been logged into the International Astronomical Union’s Minor Planet Center from observatories around the world. Comet Pays ...

The comet was just given an official designation of C/2025 F2 (SWAN), which is provided by the International Astronomical Union's Minor Planet Center (MPC). Until yesterday, it went by the name ...