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Astronomy News 4 October 2025 - 8 October 2025

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

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

Geomagnetic Storms & Aurora Alerts A geomagnetic storm watch is in effect, as Earth encounters the debris of two solar eruptions from earlier this month. NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center forecasts minor G1-class geomagnetic storms on October 8, with a slight chance they intensify to moderate G2 level People. These disturbances are caused by a pair of coronal mass ejections…
8 October 2025
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Space Race Heats Up: Double Launch Blitz, Comet Surprises & Global Space Showdowns (Oct 7–8, 2025)

Space Race Heats Up: Double Launch Blitz, Comet Surprises & Global Space Showdowns (Oct 7–8, 2025)

Rapid Launch Cadence and New Missions SpaceX’s one-day, two-coast launch blitz. SpaceX demonstrated its unprecedented launch tempo by carrying out two Falcon 9 launches on Tuesday, Oct. 7 – one from Florida before dawn and another from California that night. The first mission at 2:46 a.m. EDT from Cape Canaveral lofted 28 Starlink V2 Mini satellites into low Earth orbit,…
8 October 2025
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Northern Lights, Draconid Meteors & Bright Comets – Skywatch Highlights for Oct 7–8, 2025

Northern Lights, Draconid Meteors & Bright Comets – Skywatch Highlights for Oct 7–8, 2025

Draconid Meteor Shower Peaks in Early Evening The Draconid meteor shower – a minor but convenient annual shower – is active October 6–10 and is expected to peak on the night of October 8, 2025 Livescience. The Draconids are so named because their meteors appear to fan out from the head of the constellation Draco, the Dragon, which lies in…
7 October 2025
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Skywatch Alert: Harvest Supermoon, Meteors & Auroras Light Up Oct 6–7, 2025

Skywatch Alert: Harvest Supermoon, Meteors & Auroras Light Up Oct 6–7, 2025

Key Skywatch Highlights (October 6–7, 2025): The Harvest Supermoon of October 6–7, 2025 Illustration: A comparison of a supermoon at perigee vs. a micromoon at apogee, as seen from Earth. The Oct. 6 full moon occurs near lunar perigee, making it a supermoon (larger and brighter than average) Nasa. NASA/JPL-Caltech. October’s full moon arrives on the night of October 6–7…
6 October 2025
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Beaver Moon 2025: November’s Supermoon Spectacle Illuminates Sky and Storytelling

October 2025’s Rare Harvest Supermoon – Biggest, Brightest Full Moon of the Year

A Rare “Harvest Supermoon” Lights Up October Skies Mark your calendars for a lunar spectacle: on the night of October 6, 2025, a conspicuously big, bright full moon will dominate the sky. This isn’t just any full moon – it’s a “Harvest Moon” Supermoon, an unusual coincidence that promises a dazzling show. Skywatchers across the globe will be able to…
5 October 2025
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Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Shrouded in CO₂ Fog – NASA’s SPHEREx Reveals a Cosmic Visitor’s Secrets

Is 3I/ATLAS an Interstellar Messenger? New Findings Debunk Alien Rumors but Reveal an Ancient, Carbon‑Rich Comet

A Rare Interstellar Visitor When astronomers with the Asteroid Terrestrial‑impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) noticed an object with an extraordinarily high orbital eccentricity racing through the outer solar system in June 2025, they immediately suspected an interstellar origin. Follow‑up observations confirmed that the body, now designated 3I/ATLAS, follows a hyperbolic path and moves faster than any known comet, approximately 210 000 km per…
5 October 2025
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Don’t Miss This Weekend’s Cosmic Extravaganza: Supermoon, Saturn Show & Meteor Surprises (Oct 4–5, 2025)

Don’t Miss This Weekend’s Cosmic Extravaganza: Supermoon, Saturn Show & Meteor Surprises (Oct 4–5, 2025)

Key Facts: International Observe the Moon Night – Global Moonwatch on Oct. 4 Saturday, October 4 is International Observe the Moon Night, an annual worldwide event organized by NASA and partners to encourage everyone to look up at our Moon and learn more about it. This year’s celebration has an especially large participation: over 950 events are registered across the…
4 October 2025
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Double Meteor Shower Spectacle: Draconid and Orionid Displays Will Light Up October’s Night Sky

Double Meteor Shower Spectacle: Draconid and Orionid Displays Will Light Up October’s Night Sky

Draconid Meteor Shower – October’s Early-Show “Dragon” Fireworks The Draconid meteor shower – emanating from the northern constellation Draco (the Dragon) – kicks off the month’s skywatching excitement. In 2025 the Draconids are active from October 6 to 10, with peak activity predicted on the evening of October 8 (into the early hours of Oct. 9) Earthsky. Unlike most meteor…
4 October 2025
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Rogue Planet Gobbles 6 Billion Tons of Gas per Second — Behaving Like a Star

Rogue Planet Gobbles 6 Billion Tons of Gas per Second — Behaving Like a Star

A Cosmic Feeding Frenzy Astronomers have long known that rogue planets (also called free‑floating planetary‑mass objects) drift through space without a host star Sciencealert. Most are cold and quiet, but Cha 1107-7626 is anything but quiet. In late June 2025, it suddenly brightened dramatically. Follow-up observations revealed an EXor‑type accretion burst – a rapid feeding episode like those seen in infant stars Sciencealert. By August, the planet’s accretion…
4 October 2025
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Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS: A Visitor from Beyond the Solar System

Rare Cosmic Flyby: Interstellar Comet 3I/Atlas to Zip Past Mars as Spacecraft Brace for Close-Up Study

Looking Ahead: What 3I/Atlas Can Teach Us This week’s close approach marks just the beginning of an intensive observation campaign. Once 3I/Atlas dives behind the Sun in late October, Earth-based telescopes will lose it, but Mars and Jupiter satellites (and later telescopes on Earth in December) will continue the story. During perihelion and its outbound journey past Jupiter (in early…
4 October 2025
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  • Dow Falls on UnitedHealth Plunge While Tech Boosts S&P 500 and Nasdaq on Jan 27, 2026
    January 27, 2026, 6:49 PM EST. On Jan. 27, 2026, UnitedHealth Group's 20% earnings-related drop dragged the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.83% to 49,003.42, highlighting healthcare sector weakness. In contrast, the S&P 500 rose 0.41% to a record 6,978.58, and the Nasdaq gained 0.91% to 23,817.10, lifted by technology and AI-driven stocks. Micron Technology rallied after announcing a $24 billion AI-focused memory plant in Singapore, reflecting robust capital expenditure in semiconductors. Amazon's decision to shift its Fresh and Go stores to Whole Foods was also well-received. UnitedHealth's large weighting in the price-weighted Dow exacerbated the index's decline, but broader market optimism centers on tech and semiconductor sectors ahead of key earnings from the Magnificent Seven.
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