Astronomy News 9 September 2025

Space Race Showdown, Mars Surprises & a New ‘Mini-Moon’ – Global Space News (Sept 15–16, 2025)

Key Highlights Launches and Mission Updates China’s latest launch: On Sept. 16, China launched a test satellite for its planned satellite-internet network, using a Long March 2C rocket with a Yuanzheng-1S upper stage english.news.cn. Liftoff from Jiuquan at 9:06 a.m. Beijing time was successful,

16 September 2025

From Black Hole ‘Stars’ to Miracle Eye Drops: Top Science News (Sept 14–15, 2025)

Key Facts Health & Medicine Significant medical advances made headlines. An ophthalmology team in Buenos Aires introduced “special” eye drops that could make reading glasses obsolete for age-related farsightedness sciencedaily.com. In trials on 766 adults with presbyopia, drops combining pilocarpine

15 September 2025

Astronomy · Black Holes · Health · Innovation · Science News

This Weekend’s Sky Spectacle: Rare Meteor Outburst, Auroras Dance & Planets Align (Sept 15–16, 2025)

Meteor Showers: Chi Cygnids Take Flight Skywatchers are buzzing about the Chi Cygnid meteor shower, a rare meteor display that appears to flare up about every five years. First noticed during a surprise outburst in 2015, the Chi Cygnids have

15 September 2025

Astronomy · Auroras · Meteor Showers · Planets · Sky Events

Aurora Alert and Saturn Spectacle: Skywatch Highlights for Sept 14–15, 2025

Key Facts Saturn Shines at Its Brightest Saturn is the star of the show in mid-September’s night sky. The ringed planet is almost at opposition – the point on Sept 21 when Earth lies directly between Saturn and the Sun

14 September 2025

Astronomy · Aurora · Saturn · Sky Events · Stargazing

Skywatch Alert: Rare Meteors, Aurora Glow & Planetary Parade Light Up Sept 13–14, 2025

Meteor Watch: Chi Cygnids & September “Shooting Stars” If you’re scanning for meteors this weekend, temper your expectations – but a rare treat is on the menu. The Chi Cygnid meteor shower is peaking around the night of September 13–14.

13 September 2025

Astronomy · Aurora · Meteor Showers · NYSE:NG · Planets · Skywatching

Martian Life Clues, Hawking Vindication, and More – Science News Roundup (Sept 11–12, 2025)

Key Facts Space & Astronomy Possible life on Mars – “potential biosignatures”: NASA’s Perseverance rover has uncovered one of the most tantalizing clues yet that Mars may have hosted ancient life. Scientists reported that a sample of fine-grained, iron-rich mudstone

12 September 2025

Astronomy · Life in Space · Mars · NASDAQ:VRTX · Science News · Stephen Hawking

Cosmic Show This Weekend: Rare Meteors, Planet Parade & More (Sept 12–13, 2025)

A “Sweet Spot” for Stargazers in Mid-September “We’re in a stargazer’s sweet spot,” writes Mark Laurin, an astronomy guide known as “Astro Mark.” “The September sky is full of magic… the night air is still comfortable but with a mere

12 September 2025

Astronomy · Meteors · NASDAQ:IRDM · Planet Parade · Sky Watching · Weekend Events

Don’t Miss These Night Sky Spectacles on Sept 11–12, 2025: Meteor Shower, Auroras & Planet Parade

Meteor Shower: Scant Shooting Stars Under a Bright Moon If you’re hoping to wish upon a shooting star this week, temper your expectations – no major meteor showers peak on exactly Sept 11–12. The only ongoing shower is the September Epsilon

11 September 2025

Astronomy · Aurora · Meteor Showers · Night Sky · Planetary Events

Little-Known Meteor Shower to Light Up September Skies – Your Guide to the Epsilon Perseids 2025

Key Facts Peak Dates and Best Viewing Times Mark your calendars for the night of September 8–9, 2025. That is when the September Epsilon Perseids meteor shower reaches its peak activity. In 2025 the predicted peak occurs around 8 a.m.

10 September 2025

Astronomy · Epsilon Perseids · Meteor Showers · Night Sky · Space Events

Cosmic Spectacle Alert: Auroras, Meteor Shower & Planetary Parade Dazzle Sept. 10–11, 2025

Key Facts Auroras Dance at High Latitudes After an unexpected geomagnetic storm dazzled skywatchers in early September, the Northern Lights remain a top attraction for those in northern regions. Over Labor Day weekend (Sept. 1–2), a potent “cannibal” solar eruption

10 September 2025

Astronomy · Auroras · Meteor Showers · Night Sky · Planetary Events

Zombie Star, Planet Birth & AI Breakthroughs: Science News Roundup (Sep 8–9, 2025)

Key Facts Space & Astronomy Planet Birth Caught in the Act: For the first time, astronomers have directly spotted a young planet forming inside the gap of a ringed disk around a sun-like star sciencedaily.com sciencedaily.com. The newborn exoplanet, named

9 September 2025

Artificial Intelligence · Astronomy · NASDAQ:GOOGL · Research Highlights · Science News · Space Discoveries

Skywatch Alert: Meteors, Auroras & Planet Parade on Sept. 9–10, 2025

Meteor Shower: September Epsilon Perseids An annual meteor shower is gracing the early-September skies – albeit a minor one. The September Epsilon Perseids are active from about Sept. 5 to 21 in-the-sky.org as Earth drifts through debris left by an

9 September 2025

Astronomy · Meteor Showers · Night Sky · Space Events · Stargazing

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