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Earth’s New ‘Quasi‑Moon’ 2025 PN7: What NASA’s Data and Astronomers Say Today (Nov. 18, 2025)

Earth’s New ‘Quasi‑Moon’ 2025 PN7: What NASA’s Data and Astronomers Say Today (Nov. 18, 2025)

Earth has a tiny new traveling companion. Here’s what’s actually confirmed—and what isn’t—about 2025 PN7, plus how it fits into the bigger story of quasi‑moons and mini‑moons. What happened today Coverage of Earth’s “extra moons” picked up again on November 18, 2025, with fresh explainers highlighting that our planet frequently hosts transient mini‑moons and quasi‑moons—small natural bodies that either briefly orbit Earth or share our year around the Sun. The broader context matters: Earth’s newly discussed quasi‑moon 2025 PN7 is real, but it’s not a second Moon. It’s an asteroid in a special co‑orbital dance with Earth, and modeling suggests
18 November 2025
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Alien Probe or Cosmic Relic? Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Baffles Scientists (updated 27.10.2025)

3I/ATLAS Today (Nov. 13, 2025): Interstellar comet’s tail keeps growing, ‘radio signal’ confirmed natural, and a different ATLAS comet fragments

Published Thursday, November 13, 2025 Fresh observations today keep 3I/ATLAS—the third confirmed interstellar object—firmly in the “strange but natural comet” camp. Meanwhile, a different ATLAS‑discovered comet in our solar system, C/2025 K1 (ATLAS), is visibly fragmenting. Here’s what changed today, what didn’t, and how to tell these two “ATLAS comets” apart. ScienceAlert+2NASA Science+2 What’s new today (Nov. 13) The science behind the week’s biggest talking points The “radio signal” explained.MeerKAT detected OH absorption at the familiar radio frequencies used to trace water loss in comets. That’s direct evidence that 3I/ATLAS is venting water as it warms—exactly what a coma should
13 November 2025
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Alien Probe or Cosmic Relic? Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Baffles Scientists (updated 27.10.2025)

3I/ATLAS Today (Nov. 11, 2025): Interstellar Comet Reappears with Growing Ion Tail, Morning-Sky Return & Rumor Control

Updated: November 11, 2025 Key points at a glance What’s new today A longer, sharper tail. Astrophysicist Gianluca Masi reports that 3I/ATLAS’s ion tail has lengthened to at least 0.7°, with an anti‑tail also apparent in stacked exposures taken this morning (Nov. 11) from Italy. The session was conducted at low altitude above the eastern horizon under a bright Moon, underscoring just how active and structured the comet has become post‑perihelion. The Virtual Telescope Project 2.0 Visible again before dawn. As predicted, 3I/ATLAS has returned to the morning sky, now drifting through Virgo in the hours before sunrise. BBC Sky
11 November 2025
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Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS: A Visitor from Beyond the Solar System

Comet 3I/ATLAS Today (Nov. 10, 2025): First Radio Signal Confirmed, Fresh Jet/Tail Images & What to Watch Next

Updated: November 10, 2025 — No threat to Earth; closest approach remains mid‑December. Key points at a glance What’s new today (Nov. 10) Radio proof of “cometness.” After weeks of speculation, astronomers have the clearest radio evidence yet that 3I/ATLAS behaves like a normal comet: MeerKAT detected hydroxyl (OH) absorption at 1665 and 1667 MHz during a deep observation on Oct. 24 while the object was near the Sun in the sky. OH is produced when water from a comet’s coma is broken apart by sunlight, and these specific radio lines are a textbook marker of that process. The team also notes earlier
10 November 2025
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Alien Probe or Cosmic Relic? Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Baffles Scientists (updated 27.10.2025)

3I/ATLAS Today (Nov. 7, 2025): New green-glow image, ‘color‑change’ myth debunked, and where to see the interstellar comet now

Updated: Nov. 7, 2025 — This roundup focuses on developments reported today (7.11.2025). Key updates at a glance What scientists reported today Green glow, “hidden” tail—here’s the physics. A new image captured with the Lowell Discovery Telescope shows 3I/ATLAS brightest through a filter sensitive to diatomic carbon (C₂), which fluoresces green in sunlight. The dust tail isn’t gone—you’re seeing it almost head‑on, so it blends with the coma and appears subdued. That geometry explains images where the tail seems to “disappear.” Live Science No, it hasn’t “changed color.” A preprint that compared sun‑skirting observations led to headlines about dramatic hue
8 November 2025
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Shenzhou‑20: China Delays Astronauts’ Return After Suspected Space‑Debris Strike — Latest on Tiangong (Nov 7, 2025)

Shenzhou‑20: China Delays Astronauts’ Return After Suspected Space‑Debris Strike — Latest on Tiangong (Nov 7, 2025)

Published: November 7, 2025 Summary What happened China’s human‑spaceflight agency said the Shenzhou‑20 return mission, originally scheduled for Wednesday, was postponed due to a suspected impact from tiny orbital debris on the crew capsule. The agency added that “impact analysis and risk assessment” are underway to determine next steps. Xinhua News Independent outlets and space publications corroborated the delay and the debris suspicion, noting that the capsule has remained docked while engineers evaluate its condition. As of Friday, Nov. 7, officials have not provided a revised landing plan. Reuters+1 Who is aboard Tiangong The outgoing Shenzhou‑20 crew consists of Commander
7 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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Hidden ‘Planet-Killer’ Asteroid Found in Sun’s Glare Exposes Dangerous Blind Spot

Hidden ‘Planet-Killer’ Asteroid Found in Sun’s Glare Exposes Dangerous Blind Spot

A “Twilight” Asteroid Breaks Speed Records Astronomers are buzzing about 2025 SC79, a newfound asteroid that’s zipping around the sun at near-record pace. Scott S. Sheppard, an astronomer at Carnegie Science, first spotted the object on September 27 using the Blanco 4-meter telescope in Chile carnegiescience.edu carnegiescience.edu. What he found was astonishing: an asteroid orbiting the sun in just 128 days, making it the second-fastest asteroid ever recorded space.com. Only one known asteroid orbits faster – 2021 PH27, a 1-km rock discovered by Sheppard in 2021 that races around the sun in 113 days livescience.com. Even Mercury, the innermost planet, takes
26 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, then successfully landed its booster on an Atlantic droneship space.com nasaspaceflight.com. That flight marked SpaceX’s 126th Falcon 9 mission of the year and 130th overall launch of 2025 (counting Starship test flights) space.com – a record-smashing cadence averaging a launch
8 October 2025
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October 2025 Space Roundup: Record Launches, Moon Mysteries & Budget Battles Rock the Space World

October 2025 Space Roundup: Record Launches, Moon Mysteries & Budget Battles Rock the Space World

Sources: Authoritative space news outlets and agencies on Oct. 6–7, 2025, including Space.com, NASA and ESA releases, and Spaceflight Now space.com sciencedaily.com space.com space.com space.com tii.ae. These sources provide official data, mission details, and expert quotes for each item above.
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) science.nasa.gov. NASA/JPL-Caltech. October’s full moon arrives on the night of October 6–7 and is extra special: it’s both the Harvest Moon and a Supermoon. The term Harvest Moon refers to the full moon closest to the autumnal equinox (Sept. 22), traditionally aiding farmers with extended evening light timeanddate.com. In 2025, the September
6 October 2025
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Falcon 9’s ‘Jellyfish’ Launch & Webb’s Moon-Forming Disk – Space News Roundup (Sept 29–30, 2025)

Falcon 9’s ‘Jellyfish’ Launch & Webb’s Moon-Forming Disk – Space News Roundup (Sept 29–30, 2025)

Key Facts SpaceX & Other Launch Highlights SpaceX capped September with a spectacular twilight launch. On Sept. 28 (local time), a Falcon 9 lifted off from Vandenberg SFB carrying 28 Starlink v2 Mini satellites space.com. Reaching dusk, the rocket’s exhaust expanded into the upper atmosphere and caught the Sun’s rays, creating a brilliant “space jellyfish” effect visible from hundreds of miles. Space.com’s Brett Tingley, camping in Afton Canyon (Mojave), marveled, “I’ve seen plenty of Falcon 9 ‘jellyfish’ online but never in person. It was lit up gorgeously from below by the setting sun…” space.com. The booster landed on the drone ship “Of Course
30 September 2025
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