The third-ever interstellar comet, 3I/ATLAS, has burst into our solar system cloaked in a cloud of carbon dioxide gas. Discovered in July 2025, this alien comet – the largest and brightest interstellar object yet – is giving scientists an unprecedented look at material from another star system space.com space.com. NASA’s brand-new SPHEREx space telescope has…
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Space & Astronomy Marsquakes Confirm Mars Has a Solid Metal Core Seismic readings from NASA’s InSight Mars lander have revealed that Mars possesses a solid inner core, much like Earth’s. A Chinese-led team analyzed faint marsquake waves and found Mars’ inner core extends ~613 km (~380 mi) from the center, likely made of iron and nickel, surrounded…
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The Full Corn Moon & Upcoming “Blood Moon” Eclipse This weekend’s moon will be a brilliant full Corn Moon, traditionally named for the harvest season starwalk.space. It rises just after sunset and floods the night with silver light – so bright it may outshine fainter stars and meteors. Notably, the Moon will appear near golden…
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Aurora Afterglow: Northern Lights Recede to Poles One of this week’s big celestial events was an unexpected aurora display that ventured far beyond the polar regions. A long-lasting solar flare on Aug 30 unleashed a coronal mass ejection (CME) toward Earth, sparking a geomagnetic storm (Kp 7–8) that hit on Sept 1–2 ts2.tech ts2.tech. The…
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Key Facts Full Report Skywatchers have plenty to look for on the nights of September 3–4, 2025. From the lingering afterglow of an aurora outbreak, to a moonlit meteor shower, a nearly-full Moon, bright planets adorning the sky, and even human-made satellites flying overhead – there’s a bit of everything happening. Below we break down…
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A Rare Celestial Event on September 7, 2025 On the night of September 7, 2025, skywatchers around much of the world will witness a spectacular full Moon eclipse. In astronomical terms, it’s a total lunar eclipse, meaning the Moon will pass completely through Earth’s dark inner shadow (the umbra). This alignment of Sun, Earth, and…
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Key Facts Summary Full Report Skywatchers are in for a treat on the nights of September 2–3, 2025. From spectacular auroral displays dancing in the atmosphere to a parade of planets and even human-made satellites gliding overhead, nearly every corner of the sky has something exciting happening. Below we break down all the major sky…
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Key Facts SpaceX Shatters Launch Records and Starlink Surges SpaceX began September by making history on the launch pad. The company slated five Falcon 9 launches in one week, aiming to deploy four batches of Starlink satellites (over 100 new satellites total) and one commercial payload nasaspaceflight.com nasaspaceflight.com. On Sept. 2, a Falcon 9 from…
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Key Facts Auroras Incoming: Solar Storm Set to Dazzle Unusual Latitudes Skywatch alert: A geomagnetic storm watch is in effect for September 1–2, 2025, as an Earth-directed coronal mass ejection (CME) arrives. This solar eruption – launched by a long-lasting M2.7-class flare on Aug 30 – is expected to buffet Earth’s magnetic field starting late…
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Key Facts Satellite Launch Highlights Starlink Launch Surge: SpaceX punctuated the end of August with a sunrise Falcon 9 launch on Aug. 31, carrying 28 Starlink V2 Mini satellites to low Earth orbit spaceflightnow.com. Liftoff occurred at 7:49 a.m. EDT from Cape Canaveral’s SLC-40, and about 8½ minutes later the veteran booster (B1077, now with 23 flights) nailed…
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