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Astronomy News 6 September 2025 - 12 September 2025

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

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 hint of wispy chill” Aspentimes. Indeed, the nights of September 12–13, 2025 promise a cornucopia of celestial sights. From rare…
12 September 2025
Don’t Miss These Night Sky Spectacles on Sept 11–12, 2025: Meteor Shower, Auroras & Planet Parade

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 Perseids, a minor display active from about Sept 5 to 21 Space. This shower peaked around the morning of Sept 9 with…
11 September 2025
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Little-Known Meteor Shower to Light Up September Skies – Your Guide to the Epsilon Perseids 2025

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. Eastern Daylight Time on Sept. 9 (which is 12:00 GMT) Space. This timing means that for skywatchers in the Americas,…
10 September 2025
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Cosmic Spectacle Alert: Auroras, Meteor Shower & Planetary Parade Dazzle Sept. 10–11, 2025

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 hit Earth’s magnetic field, sparking auroras as far south as Illinois and Oregon in the U.S. Space Space. “Impact is…
10 September 2025
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Zombie Star, Planet Birth & AI Breakthroughs: Science News Roundup (Sep 8–9, 2025)

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 WISPIT 2b, was detected using an advanced adaptive optics system on the Magellan Telescope. It appears as a bright dot of…
9 September 2025
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Skywatch Alert: Meteors, Auroras & Planet Parade on Sept. 9–10, 2025

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 as Earth drifts through debris left by an unidentified comet. This shower is not to be confused with August’s famous Perseids; the September Epsilon Perseids are…
9 September 2025
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Blood Moon Eclipse, AI ‘Black Box’ Warnings, and Breakthroughs Galore – Science News Roundup (Sept 7–8, 2025)

Blood Moon Eclipse, AI ‘Black Box’ Warnings, and Breakthroughs Galore – Science News Roundup (Sept 7–8, 2025)

Key Facts Space & Astronomy: Blood Moon Eclipse Wows the World A spectacular celestial event captivated skywatchers on the night of September 7–8, 2025: a total lunar eclipse turned the full Moon a deep coppery red for about 82 minutes Indiatimes. Dubbed a “Blood Moon,” the eclipse occurred as Earth’s shadow completely blanketed the Moon. Unusually, this eclipse was widely…
8 September 2025
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Space in Overdrive: Nonstop Launches, Space Force Shake-Up & Cosmic Surprises (Sept 7–8, 2025)

Space in Overdrive: Nonstop Launches, Space Force Shake-Up & Cosmic Surprises (Sept 7–8, 2025)

Satellite Launch Blitz: SpaceX and China Lead the Way SpaceX’s record Starlink pace – SpaceX notched yet another successful Starlink mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, adding 24 broadband satellites to orbit on Sept. 6 Spaceflightnow. This latest launch (Starlink 17-9) pushed the company’s 2025 deployment past 2,000 satellites, underscoring SpaceX’s breakneck cadence in building out its internet…
8 September 2025
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Hidden “Bad Fat” Threat, Dwarf Planet Discovery, and Warp Drive Breakthrough – Science Roundup (Sept 6–7, 2025)

Hidden “Bad Fat” Threat, Dwarf Planet Discovery, and Warp Drive Breakthrough – Science Roundup (Sept 6–7, 2025)

Key Facts Space & Astronomy Distant Dwarf Planet Candidate Discovered: Astronomers announced the discovery of a “hidden world” beyond Neptune – a trans-Neptunian object called 2017 OF201. With an estimated 700 km diameter and an extreme 25,000-year orbit, this object could qualify as a dwarf planet Sciencedaily Sciencedaily. It ventures from ~44 AU at closest approach to an aphelion ~1,600 AU…
7 September 2025
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This Weekend’s Sky Spectacle: ‘Blood Moon’ Eclipse, Auroras & Meteor Showers (Sept 7–8, 2025)

This Weekend’s Sky Spectacle: ‘Blood Moon’ Eclipse, Auroras & Meteor Showers (Sept 7–8, 2025)

Total “Blood Moon” Lunar Eclipse on Sept. 7 The headline event is undoubtedly Sunday’s total lunar eclipse, whimsically nicknamed a “Blood Moon” for the eerie red color the Moon takes on. On the night of September 7–8, Earth will slide directly between the Sun and the full Moon, casting our planet’s shadow across the Moon’s face Ndtv. During the peak…
7 September 2025
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48 Years in Space: Inside NASA’s Voyager 1 & 2’s Epic Journey Beyond the Solar System (2025 Update)

48 Years in Space: Inside NASA’s Voyager 1 & 2’s Epic Journey Beyond the Solar System (2025 Update)

Key Facts History and Mission Objectives (1977 Launch and Beyond) In the early 1970s, NASA conceived the Voyagers as part of a once-in-176-year alignment allowing a “Grand Tour” of the outer planets. Budget constraints scaled the plan down from four probes to two spacecraft launched in 1977, each initially tasked to explore Jupiter and Saturn Nasa. The mission plan cleverly allowed for…
6 September 2025
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Stock Market Today

  • Record Retail Bets on Silver Rally and Crash Drive Market Frenzy
    January 27, 2026, 2:41 PM EST. Retail investors have pushed the iShares Silver Trust (SLV) ETF to a record $171 million net inflow in one day, nearly doubling the 2021 silver squeeze peak. Silver surged nearly 6% on Monday, up more than 52% in 2026 alone, surpassing tech stocks like Nvidia as retail traders' hottest investment. Vanda analyst Ashwin Bhakre called silver the new epicenter of retail fervor, with trading volumes 11.55 times normal. Coeur Mining and Hecla Mining shares jumped roughly 40%. However, leveraged bets on silver crashing also spiked sharply, indicating a "two-front war" among investors. Some experts label the rapid moves as "meme stock trade" behavior, suggesting caution amid the volatility in this precious metals rally.
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