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Human World
Space
After the International Space Station, what comes next?
Operations on the International Space Station will come to an end in 2030. What's next? Plans are for privately owned, commercially operated space stations.
September 26, 2025
Astronomy Essentials
Tonight
Visible planets and night sky guide for September and October
Visible planets and night sky guide. This evening, look for the moon moving through Scorpius the Scorpion. And don't miss the bright star Antares!
Astronomy Essentials
The Big Dipper: Why can’t you see it now?
The Big Dipper is easy to recognize at most times of the year. But the Big Dipper in autumn rides low in the northern sky in the evening hours.
September 26, 2025
Earth
Sun
Sun news: Is the low sun activity the calm before the storm?
Sun news September 26, 2025: Solar activity stayed low with C-class flares. Earth’s magnetic field remained mostly quiet as solar wind speeds slowly declined.
September 26, 2025
Earth
Humberto and soon-to-be Imelda could have impacts on the US
Humberto will likely become the 3rd major hurricane of the Atlantic season. And Tropical Storm Imelda will probably form in the coming days.
September 25, 2025
Earth
Giant iceberg breaking up in South Atlantic springtime
A giant iceberg - named A-23A - has drifted northward from Antarctica and is breaking up in warmer waters as spring comes to the Southern Hemisphere.
September 25, 2025
Space
Trouble for Hayabusa2? Asteroid target smaller than expected
New observations of the asteroid that Hayabusa2 is scheduled to touch down on in 2031 have revealed it's smaller and spinning much faster than once thought.
September 25, 2025
Space
Evidence of an ancient asteroid impact in the North Sea
New evidence confirms Silverpit crater in the North Sea resulted from an ancient asteroid impact some 43 million years ago.
September 25, 2025
Favorite Star Patterns
Great Square of Pegasus gallops into the autumn sky
The Great Square of Pegasus consists of 4 stars of nearly equal brightness in a large square pattern. It's a great jumping-off point for star-hopping.
September 25, 2025
Spaceflight
IMAP and others to study the sun and space weather launched today!
NASA is sending 3 missions - IMAP, SWFO-L1 and Carruthers Geocorona Observatory - into space today, September 24, 2025, to study the sun and space weather.
September 24, 2025
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