Comets(7,11)

2020

C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE)a spectacular long-period Oort cloud comet that became a globally recognized naked-eye phenomenon in July 2020

2024

C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS)C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS), widely hailed as the “Great Comet of 2024,” is a non-periodic Oort cloud comet that put on a spectacular naked-eye display in late 2024.

Comet 13P/Olbers a periodic, Halley-type comet with an orbital period of roughly 69 years. Discovered on March 6, 1815, by German astronomer Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers

C2021 S3 (PANSTARRS)a long-period comet that reached its peak brightness in early 2024

2026

24p-schuamasse Comet 24P/Schaumasse is a periodic, Jupiter-family comet with an orbital period of roughly 8.2 years. Discovered on December 1, 1911, by French astronomer Alexandre Schaumasse

C/2025 R3 (Panstarrs)a long-period Oort cloud comet

10P/Tempel Jupiter Family

220P/McNaught 220P/McNaught, is a Jupiter-family comet with a 5.5-year orbit around the Sun. It is one of several comets discovered by Australian astronomer, Robert H. McNaught. It reached perihelion on 14 June 2026, two weeks after a large outburst in which the comet brightened as much as 8,000 times.