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  • October’s Night Sky Notes: Let’s Go, LIGO!
    on 1st October 2025 at 2:22 am

    by Kat Troche of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific September 2025 marks ten years since the first direct detection of gravitational waves as predicted by Albert Einstein’s 1916 theory of General Relativity. These invisible ripples in space were first directly detected by the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO). Traveling at the speed of light

  • NASA, Blue Origin Invite Media to Attend Mars Mission Launch
    by Lauren E. Low on 30th September 2025 at 10:00 pm

    NASA and Blue Origin are reopening media accreditation for the launch of the agency’s ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers) mission. The twin ESCAPADE spacecraft will study the solar wind’s interaction with Mars, providing insight into the planet’s real-time response to space weather and how solar activity drives atmospheric escape. This will be

  • NASA, International Partners Deepen Commitment to Artemis Accords
    by Lauren E. Low on 30th September 2025 at 9:23 pm

    NASA, along with leaders from global space agencies and government representatives worldwide, convened on Monday to further the implementation of the Artemis Accords — practical principles designed to guide the responsible exploration of the Moon, Mars, and beyond. The meeting was held during the 76th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) taking place in Sydney. In opening

Image of the Day

  • Jupiter’s Volcanic Moon Io
    on 30th September 2025 at 4:26 pm

    During its close flyby of Jupiter’s moon Io on December 30, 2023, NASA’s Juno spacecraft captured some of the most detailed imagery ever of Io’s volcanic surface. This image is the NASA Science Image of the Month for October 2025.

Space Station News

  • International Space Station: Launching NASA and Humanity into Deep Space
    by Christine Giraldo on 30th September 2025 at 3:00 pm

    Curiosity and the desire to explore are traits deeply rooted in human nature. Space exploration is no exception; it reflects humanity’s timeless drive to seek new horizons, challenge our limits, and understand our universe. The advancements of modern civilization—from the electricity that powers our homes to basic hygienic breakthroughs that ensure our health— happened thanks

  • Golden Lake
    by Monika Luabeya on 26th September 2025 at 3:19 pm

    Golden sunglint highlights Lake Balkhash in this May 31, 2016, photo taken from the International Space Station. The large lake in Kazakhstan is one of the largest lakes in Asia and is the 15th largest lake in the world. Since the space station became operational in November 2000, crew members have produced hundreds of thousands

  • NASA, Sierra Space Modify Commercial Resupply Services Contract
    by Mark A. Garcia on 25th September 2025 at 6:00 pm

    In 2016, NASA awarded a Commercial Resupply Services-2 contract to Sierra Space, formerly part of Sierra Nevada Corporation, to resupply the International Space Station with its Dream Chaser spaceplane and companion Shooting Star cargo module. As part of its contract, Sierra Space was awarded a minimum seven flights, and the agency previously issued firm-fixed price task orders for

Astronomy Now

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  • This Week's Sky at a Glance, November 7 – 16
    by Alan MacRobert on 7th November 2025 at 10:03 am

    The interstellar comet: Can you see it in your scope? Maybe you can, starting late this week as Comet 3I/ATLAS emerges from behind the Sun. If you have a large The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, November 7 – 16 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.

  • Early Galaxies Were Messy, New Study Finds
    by Arielle Frommer on 4th November 2025 at 1:00 pm

    Astronomers have found that star-forming galaxies in the early universe were far messier than modern-day disk galaxies. The post Early Galaxies Were Messy, New Study Finds appeared first on Sky & Telescope.

Night Sky News from Astronomy Now

  • This Week's Sky at a Glance, November 7 – 16
    by Alan MacRobert on 7th November 2025 at 10:03 am

    The interstellar comet: Can you see it in your scope? Maybe you can, starting late this week as Comet 3I/ATLAS emerges from behind the Sun. If you have a large The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, November 7 – 16 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.

  • This Week's Sky at a Glance, October 30 –November 9
    by Alan MacRobert on 31st October 2025 at 8:49 am

    Saturn is in excellent view all evening. In a telescope its rings look like a thin needle piercing the big yellow globe. Soon the rings will turn exactly edge-on. The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, October 30 –November 9 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.