ALT Comet Lemmon (C/2025 A6) is pictured about 57.6 million miles (91.3 million kilometers) away from Earth in this long-exposure photograph taken from the International Space Station. The orbital outpost was soaring 263 miles above western China near the Mongolian border at the time of this photograph.

ALT A bright, neon-like aurora radiates above Earth, seemingly absorbing Comet Lemmon (C/2025 A6) as it soars past the planet at a distance of about 57.2 million miles (92.1 million kilometers). The International Space Station was orbiting 263 miles above Fargo, North Dakota, at the time of this photograph.

ALT This long-exposure photograph shows a bright aurora radiating above Earth as Comet Lemmon (C/2025 A6) soared past the planet at a distance of about 57.2 million miles (92.1 million kilometers). The International Space Station was orbiting 263 miles above northern Minnesota at the time of this photograph.

ALT Comet Swan (C/2025 R2) appears above Earth’s yellow-green airglow just before an orbital sunrise, at a distance of about 27.2 million miles (43.8 million kilometers) from the planet. The International Space Station was orbiting 264 miles above the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Canada's most easterly province of Newfoundland and Labrador when this photograph was taken.