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Moon News 10 August 2025 - 5 October 2025

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 enjoy this brilliant moon without any special equipment, as long as clouds don’t get in the way. And unlike an eclipse or meteor shower, everyone in the world can see this supermoon if it’s nighttime in their time zone, since
5 October 2025
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Spy Satellite Launch, New Astronauts & a Lunar Lander Deal – Space News Roundup (Sept 22–23, 2025)

Spy Satellite Launch, New Astronauts & a Lunar Lander Deal – Space News Roundup (Sept 22–23, 2025)

Rocket Launches and Satellite Deployments Spy sats on the West Coast: SpaceX lofted another batch of classified U.S. spy satellites on Sept. 22, with a Falcon 9 roaring off Vandenberg Space Force Base at 1:38 p.m. EDT (10:38 a.m. local) space.com. The NROL-48 mission – SpaceX’s 11th dedicated launch for the National Reconnaissance Office’s new “proliferated architecture” – carried a cluster of undisclosed reconnaissance payloads. The NRO is pivoting to large numbers of smaller satellites instead of a few big ones, aiming to deliver “an order of magnitude more signals and images” with faster revisit times and resilience space.com. SpaceX’s webcast cut off early
23 September 2025
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Don’t Miss 2025’s Rare Triple Conjunction: Moon, Venus & Regulus Light Up Dawn Sky

Don’t Miss 2025’s Rare Triple Conjunction: Moon, Venus & Regulus Light Up Dawn Sky

A Rare Celestial Trio in Context Triple Conjunction is the term for an apparent meeting of three celestial bodies in close proximity in the sky. In astronomy, a conjunction means two or more objects share a similar line-of-sight or celestial longitude, appearing near each other from Earth’s perspective science.nasa.gov livescience.com. When three objects rendezvous in this way, it becomes a triple conjunction. Such events are special because getting three bright objects all in the same tiny patch of sky is uncommon – their orbital paths (and the tilt of those paths) rarely line up so perfectly at the same time
18 September 2025
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Moon Race Heats Up, Starlink Hits 300 Launches, and Mars Life Clues – Space News Roundup (Sept 13–14, 2025)

Moon Race Heats Up, Starlink Hits 300 Launches, and Mars Life Clues – Space News Roundup (Sept 13–14, 2025)

Key Facts Civil Space Programs: ISS Resupply & Exploration The weekend saw robust support for the International Space Station from multiple partners. Northrop Grumman’s latest cargo mission, NG-23, thundered off Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral on Sunday evening (Sept. 14). Packed with over 11,000 pounds of experiments and provisions, the Cygnus freighter – named the S.S. Willie McCool in honor of the STS-107 Columbia pilot – is the first “Cygnus XL” variant, featuring an enhanced design that expands its payload capacity by about one-third nasa.gov spacepolicyonline.com. Because Northrop is still developing a new U.S.-built Antares rocket (to replace older models that relied
14 September 2025
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Aug 27–28 Sky Spectacle: Dark Skies, “Black Moon” Magic & SpaceX Light Shows

Aug 27–28 Sky Spectacle: Dark Skies, “Black Moon” Magic & SpaceX Light Shows

Moonless “Black Moon” Nights & Meteor Sightings Late August 2025 offers especially dark nights for skywatchers. The new moon on August 23 was the third new moon in a season with four (an event sometimes nicknamed a “Black Moon”) space.com. This means no bright moonlight to outshine the stars on August 27–28. In fact, the slim crescent Moon is just beginning to reappear at sunset, only ~4–5 days old. On the evening of Aug. 26 it made a close pass by Mars in the twilight sky space.com, and on Aug. 27–28 you’ll find the young Moon still hovering low in
27 August 2025
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Hidden Moon, Rejuvenation Protein, and an Antarctic Tipping Point – Science Breakthroughs (Aug 21–22, 2025)

Hidden Moon, Rejuvenation Protein, and an Antarctic Tipping Point – Science Breakthroughs (Aug 21–22, 2025)

Astronomers observed SN 2021yfj, a stripped-down supernova whose progenitor shed hydrogen, helium, and carbon to reveal an exposed silicon/sulfur core, with the Nature report published on August 20, 2025. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope spotted a previously unknown inner moon orbiting Uranus, about 6 miles (10 km) across, bringing the planet’s known moons to 29. NASA and IBM unveiled Surya, an AI foundation model trained on Solar Dynamics Observatory data, capable of predicting solar flares up to two hours in advance and beating benchmarks by about 16%. A Nature study led by Nerilie Abram warns Antarctic sea ice loss could
22 August 2025
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Space Race Heats Up: Launch Milestones, Satellite ‘Bloom’ & a Lunar Showdown (Aug 18–19, 2025)

Space Race Heats Up: Launch Milestones, Satellite ‘Bloom’ & a Lunar Showdown (Aug 18–19, 2025)

United States: Moon Missions, Mega-Constellations & Scientific Milestones Europe: Weather Satellite Success & Space Safety Initiatives Asia: Ambitious Launches, New Satellites & Spaceflight Firsts Space Security & Policy: The Final Frontier Turns Battleground Sources: NASA News Releases and Blogs nasa.gov nasa.gov nasa.gov; Spaceflight Now spaceflightnow.com; Reuters reuters.com; Gizmodo gizmodo.com gizmodo.com; NDTV ndtv.com ndtv.com; Times of India timesofindia.indiatimes.com; United News of India uniindia.com uniindia.com; Xinhua/CGTN english.news.cn en.people.cn; Associated Press apnews.com apnews.com; SatNews news.satnews.com; KeepTrack Space Brief keeptrack.space.
19 August 2025
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Rocket Scrubs, Astronaut Splashdown & Moon Race Milestones – Space News Roundup (Aug 10–11, 2025)

Rocket Scrubs, Astronaut Splashdown & Moon Race Milestones – Space News Roundup (Aug 10–11, 2025)

Astronaut Homecoming & ISS Updates Rocket Launch Drama & Satellite Missions Moon Exploration & Global Programs Science & New Discoveries Commercial & Industry Developments Sources: This report compiles information from official agency releases, trusted news outlets, and expert commentary. Key sources include NASA press releases nasa.gov spacepolicyonline.com, Spaceflight Now spaceflightnow.com spaceflightnow.com, Space.com space.com space.com, SpaceNews ts2.tech ts2.tech, SatNews news.satnews.com, SpacePolicyOnline spacepolicyonline.com spacepolicyonline.com, and other referenced publications as noted above. Each cited link provides further details on the respective news item for readers seeking more information.
11 August 2025
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December 2025’s Dazzling Cold Moon – A Final Supermoon Lighting Up the Long Winter Night

December 2025’s Dazzling Cold Moon – A Final Supermoon Lighting Up the Long Winter Night

The December 4, 2025 full Moon, known as the Cold Moon, peaks at 23:15 UTC (6:15 p.m. EST; 3:15 p.m. PST in Los Angeles). This full Moon is a supermoon, about 7–8% larger in apparent size and roughly 15% brighter than a typical full Moon. It is the final in a series of three back-to-back 2025 supermoons, following October and November events. It is the closest full Moon to the winter solstice in 2025, though it occurs a couple weeks before the solstice and is also called the Long Night Moon. Because the Moon is at perigee, tides around the
10 August 2025
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Beaver Moon 2025: November’s Supermoon Spectacle Illuminates Sky and Storytelling

Beaver Moon 2025: November’s Supermoon Spectacle Illuminates Sky and Storytelling

The Beaver Moon occurs on November 5, 2025, with peak illumination at 13:19 GMT (8:19 a.m. EST). At peak, the Moon will be about 356,980 km (221,818 miles) from Earth, roughly 7.9% closer and about 16% brighter than an average full Moon. It’s a supermoon—the biggest and brightest full Moon of 2025, and the closest full Moon since 2019. The full Moon is traditionally Beaver Moon, but in 2025 it can also be regarded as the Hunter’s Moon because the Harvest Moon fell on October 6; this overlap last occurred in 2020 and won’t recur until 2028. The Moon sits
10 August 2025
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Don’t Miss October 2025’s Super Hunter’s Moon – A Dazzling Full Moon Spectacle

Don’t Miss October 2025’s Super Hunter’s Moon – A Dazzling Full Moon Spectacle

The October 6, 2025 full Moon peaks at 11:48 p.m. Eastern Time (03:48 UTC on October 7). It is a supermoon near perigee, about 6–7% larger and 13% brighter than a typical full Moon, and the first full supermoon of 2025. The Moon will be visible from anywhere it’s nighttime, with no special location required for viewing. The Moon’s disk will be 100% illuminated, appearing as a perfect luminous circle, with a near-full phase from October 5–7. Saturn will lie about 3°–4° from the Moon around October 6–7, with magnitude 0.6, visible near Pisces. This October 2025 full Moon is
10 August 2025
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Spectacular “Blood Moon” Eclipse: Everything to Know About September 2025’s Full Moon

Spectacular “Blood Moon” Eclipse: Everything to Know About September 2025’s Full Moon

On September 7, 2025, the Moon reaches full phase around 18:09 UTC and participates in a total lunar eclipse. Totality lasts about 82–83 minutes, making it the longest total lunar eclipse since 2022. About 6.2 billion people (roughly 77% of the world’s population) could witness at least part of the eclipse. During totality the Moon will glow rusty-orange or red as Earth’s atmosphere scatters blue light and bends red wavelengths into its shadow. September 7’s full Moon is commonly called the Corn Moon in 2025, reflecting the corn harvest of late summer. The eclipse happens about 2.7 days before lunar
10 August 2025
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