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Weather on exoplanets: Decoding the atmosphere of SIMP 0136
Researchers in Ireland have found a new way to decode the weather on exoplanets. They started with the planetary-mass object SIMP 0136.
September 29, 2026
Sun
Sun news: Huge eruption sends blob to Earth!
Sun news, September 29, 2026: A huge filament eruption hurled a CME into space, and part of it may reach Earth on October 2. G1 storms and auroras possible!
Astronomy Essentials
Tonight
Visible planets and night sky guide late September and October
Visible planets and night sky guide. Tonight, look for the bright waning gibbous moon near the Pleiades star cluster and the orange star Aldebaran in Taurus.
September 29, 2026
Tonight
Watch for the daytime moon after sunrise this week
Watch for the beautiful daytime moon this week, a pale orb floating against a blue sky in the morning hours. Look west! You'll see it!
September 29, 2026
Constellations
Equuleus the Little Horse on autumn nights
Equuleus the Little Horse is a diminutive constellation that lies south of the Summer Triangle. September nights are a great time to view the Little Horse.
September 29, 2026
Earth
The Komodo dragon is the world’s largest living lizard
The Komodo dragon is the world’s largest lizard. It's a venomous predator that can hunt, swim between islands and reproduce without a mate.
September 28, 2026
Space
JUICE mission to fly by Earth Monday: Details here
The JUICE mission will perform a flyby of Earth next week on September 28. The spacecraft is headed toward Jupiter's icy moons, where it will arrive in 2031.
September 27, 2026
Space
A black hole jet is aimed at us … and it’s in our galaxy
For the first time, scientists have discovered a microblazar, a black hole system in our own galaxy with a jet pointed at Earth. It lies about 12,000 light-years away.
September 27, 2026
Moon Phases
The September full Moon is the Harvest Moon near Saturn
The September full moon - the Super Harvest Moon - happens overnight on September 26, 2026. It'll be near the planet Saturn.
September 26, 2026
Earth
Hurricane Nolo strengthening near Hawaii
Hurricane Nolo is strengthening south of Hawaii, and could bring potentially catastrophic flooding to the Big Island through the weekend.
September 25, 2026
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