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Astronomy News 3 November 2025 - 5 November 2025

Northern Lights Alert! Solar Storms, Draconid Meteors & a Bright Harvest Moon Dazzle Oct. 8–9, 2025

Night Sky in November 2025: Biggest Supermoon of the Year, Leonids Meteor Shower, Uranus at Opposition & More

November 2025 is packed with sky shows: the year’s largest supermoon, a dark‑sky Leonids peak, a potential Taurid “swarm” of bright fireballs, Uranus glowing at opposition, plus photogenic Moon pairings and two star occultations. All dates below are given in UTC; convert to your local time. Key dates at a glance The month’s headliner: the year’s biggest supermoon (Nov 5) November’s full Moon reaches peak phase at 13:19 UTC on Nov 5, the same day it reaches perigee, making this the closest (largest and brightest) full Moon of 2025. Many outlets are calling it the year’s biggest supermoon; expect it
5 November 2025
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Sky Spectacles of September 2025: Blood Moon Eclipse, Double Eclipses & Planetary Pairings

Night Sky Tomorrow (November 6, 2025): Supermoon Glow, Taurid Fireballs, and a Fresh Aurora Watch

Short version: Tomorrow evening brings a nearly full supermoon gliding through Taurus near the Pleiades, lingering Taurid fireballs after midnight, bright Saturn in early evening, late‑night Jupiter, and—thanks to a new G3 (Strong) geomagnetic storm watch—a real chance of northern lights at mid‑latitudes. EarthSky+2In-The-Sky.org+2 What’s new as of November 5, 2025 Sky timetable for Thursday, Nov. 6 (local times) The supermoon, explained (and what it’s called this year) Photo target: The Moon + Pleiades (M45) conjunction on Nov. 6 is a great binocular view. With a telephoto (85–200 mm), frame the bright lunar disk with the tiny, dipper‑shaped Pleiades off to
5 November 2025
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Alien Probe or Cosmic Relic? Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Baffles Scientists (updated 27.10.2025)

NASA’s Interstellar Visitor 3I/ATLAS on Nov. 5: Fresh Post‑Sun Images, JWST Chemistry—and How to See It Next

Key points What’s new today (Nov. 5) After weeks hidden in the Sun’s glare, 3I/ATLAS is being picked up again by ground telescopes. The Virtual Telescope Project published a clean, post‑conjunction image captured this morning (UTC), marking the start of a new observing window as the comet climbs into darker, pre‑dawn skies. The team plans additional public sessions as conditions improve. The Virtual Telescope Project 2.0 At the same time, science teams are digesting a flurry of perihelion‑time findings. Analysts note the object’s distinct blue hue reported in recent imagery—its third apparent color shift since discovery—and are comparing that trend
5 November 2025
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July 10 2025’s ‘Buck Moon’ Will Be the Farthest‑From‑the‑Sun, Low‑Riding Full Moon of the Decade—Here’s the Exact Time, Best Viewing Tricks & Pro Photo Hacks You Need

Beaver Moon 2025 Tonight: See the Year’s Biggest Supermoon on Nov. 5 — Peak Time, How to Watch, Names & Live Streams

Published: Nov. 5, 2025 The November Beaver Moon rises tonight as 2025’s largest and brightest full supermoon, a perigee‑side spectacle that will glow impressively both this evening and tomorrow evening. Below is your complete, up‑to‑the‑minute guide—timings, why it’s “super,” why this full moon has two popular names this year, how to watch from anywhere, tide notes, plus a roundup of what major outlets are reporting today. Quick facts at a glance When and where to look tonight Why two names this year: Beaver Moon and Hunter’s Moon Bottom line: Both names are in circulation this year—many calendars will say Beaver
5 November 2025
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Record-Setting Black Hole Flash Dazzles Astronomers: “One-In-A-Million” Flare Blasts Light = 10 Trillion Suns

Record-Setting Black Hole Flash Dazzles Astronomers: “One-In-A-Million” Flare Blasts Light = 10 Trillion Suns

An Unprecedented Cosmic Flare On Nov. 4, 2025 astronomers worldwide were abuzz: a supermassive black hole had produced the most luminous flare ever recorded. At its peak the outburst was “30 times brighter than any prior black hole flare,” equivalent to 10 trillion Suns space.com. This “superflare” came from a galaxy over 11 billion light-years away – meaning we see it as it happened more than 10 billion years ago reuters.com space.com. In cosmic terms this was a spectacular event: “a one-in-a-million object” as Caltech’s Matthew Graham describes theriver973.iheart.com. Nature News confirms it as “the biggest black-hole outburst ever seen,” a
5 November 2025
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Rare Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS – a 10-Billion-Year-Old Time Capsule – Flies Past Mars

Interstellar Visitor 3I/ATLAS Just Turned Blue and “Accelerated”—Here’s What Really Happened This Week

Key facts (updated Nov 5, 2025): The story so far: what changed in the last few days While 3I/ATLAS was hidden in the Sun’s glare in late October, it slipped into the fields of view of several solar‑monitoring cameras: STEREO‑A (SECCHI), SOHO/LASCO C3 and NOAA’s GOES‑19 CCOR‑1 coronagraph. A new analysis by Qicheng Zhang (Lowell Observatory) and Karl Battams (U.S. Naval Research Lab) reports an extra‑steep brightening as perihelion approached (scaling approximately as r^‑7.5), and color photometry showing the comet was bluer than the Sun, signaling that glowing gas (not just dust) dominated the visible output near perihelion. This is
5 November 2025
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Don’t Miss October 2025’s Super Hunter’s Moon – A Dazzling Full Moon Spectacle

Biggest Supermoon of 2025, Beaver Moon & Taurid ‘Fireball’ Show Collide This Week

What Is the Beaver Moon and Why Does It Matter? Each month’s full moon carries a traditional name tied to seasonal rhythms. November’s full moon is widely known as the “Beaver Moon.” According to the Old Farmer’s Almanac, this name harkens back to a time when beavers finish preparations for winter – gathering food and retreating to their lodges once ponds start to freeze economictimes.indiatimes.com. It was also the prime season for trappers in North America to catch beavers for their thick winter pelts during the fur trade era economictimes.indiatimes.com. In other words, the Beaver Moon signaled an important period
5 November 2025
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July 10 2025’s ‘Buck Moon’ Will Be the Farthest‑From‑the‑Sun, Low‑Riding Full Moon of the Decade—Here’s the Exact Time, Best Viewing Tricks & Pro Photo Hacks You Need

Today’s Moon Is a Record Supermoon: See 2025’s Biggest, Brightest Full Moon (Nov 5) — What to Know, When to Look, and Why It Matters

Today’s Moon, explained At 13:19 UTC (08:19 ET) the Moon reached the exact Full Moon moment — the point when Sun, Earth and Moon line up with Earth in the middle. Timeanddate summarizes it neatly: “Full Moon is the only phase where the Moon is up all night.” Time and Date Later today, around 22:30 UTC, the Moon hits perigee (its closest point this month), tightening the geometry into what popular usage calls a supermoon. NASA’s definition: “A ‘supermoon’ occurs when a full Moon coincides with the Moon’s closest approach to Earth in its elliptical orbit, [perigee].” The result is
5 November 2025
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Alien Probe or Cosmic Relic? Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Baffles Scientists (updated 27.10.2025)

Third Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Stuns Scientists With Surprising Brightening and Blue Glow

Discovery and Interstellar Identity Comet 3I/ATLAS (officially Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS) was first spotted on July 1, 2025, by the NASA-funded ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System) telescope in Río Hurtado, Chile newsweek.com. Right away, its orbit stood out as hyperbolic, meaning it isn’t bound to the Sun by gravity and is just passing through. This identified 3I/ATLAS as an interstellar object – a rare visitor from another star system. It is only the third such interstellar traveler ever detected, after the mysterious cigar-shaped 1I/ʻOumuamua in 2017 and the comet 2I/Borisov in 2019 space.com. The “3I” designation literally means third interstellar,
4 November 2025
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Beaver Moon 2025: November’s Supermoon Spectacle Illuminates Sky and Storytelling

Don’t Miss the Beaver Moon – 2025’s Brightest Supermoon Peaks This Week

The Brightest Supermoon of 2025 Is Here Skywatchers are in for a treat as the year’s brightest full moon takes to the sky this week. November’s full moon – known as the Beaver Moon – will reach its peak illumination on the morning of November 5, 2025, and it’s no ordinary full moon. It’s a “supermoon”, meaning the moon is near its closest point to Earth in its orbit during its full phase. This makes the lunar disc appear a bit larger and a lot more luminous than usual. In fact, this Beaver Moon supermoon will be so luminous that
4 November 2025
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Alien Probe or Cosmic Relic? Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Baffles Scientists (updated 27.10.2025)

Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Stuns Scientists with Surprising Bright Outburst and Ancient Origins

A Visitor From Beyond the Solar System In July 2025, astronomers discovered something extraordinary: a dim, fuzzy comet hurtling toward the inner solar system on a path not bound to the Sun. Follow-up observations confirmed this object – now named 3I/ATLAS (for the ATLAS survey that found it) – was on a hyperbolic trajectory, meaning it came from interstellar space and would soon depart forever science.nasa.gov en.wikipedia.org. The “3I” designation marks it as the third interstellar object ever observed, after the asteroid-like 1I/ʻOumuamua and comet 2I/Borisov science.nasa.gov. Unlike ʻOumuamua (which was small, oddly shaped, and showed no coma), 3I/ATLAS immediately
4 November 2025
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Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Stuns Scientists – Brightening, Blue Glow & Mystery Acceleration

Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Stuns Scientists – Brightening, Blue Glow & Mystery Acceleration

A Mysterious Visitor from Beyond the Solar System When astronomers spotted a faint new object moving rapidly through the outer solar system in July 2025, they quickly realized it was not an ordinary comet. Its extra-high velocity and open-ended (hyperbolic) trajectory indicated it was an interstellar interloper – an object arriving from far outside the Sun’s domain scientificamerican.com. Officially designated 3I/ATLAS (“I” for interstellar, “3” as the third of its kind, and ATLAS for the survey telescope that found it theguardian.com), this comet has since commanded the full attention of the astronomical community. “We’ve never had an object like this
3 November 2025
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