Sun
Sun news: The Halloween Storms of 2003!
Sun news October 26, 2026. On this date in 2003, the sun fired 2 X flares as monster sunspots grew. The 2003 Halloween Storms were just getting started!
Astronomy Essentials
Tonight
Visible planets and night sky guide for October
Visible planets and night sky guide. This evening, look for the thick, bright, waning gibbous moon near the Pleiades star cluster and the brightest star of Taurus the Bull, Aldebaran.
Moon Phases

How to understand moon phases: 4 tips!

As the moon orbits Earth, we see varying fractions of its day side. Here are four tips for understanding moon phases.
Astronomy Essentials

Hunter’s Moon falls on October 25-26, with Saturn nearby

The 2026 October full moon is the Hunter's Moon. It falls around October 25-26. It's near the planet Saturn and in front of the constellation Aries the Ram.
Human World

Pentagon UAP files part 7: Silent black triangles

The 7th batch of the Pentagon UAP files was released on October 23, 2026. The documents include reports of more triangle craft and more.
Space

Is the Mars Grand Canyon still tectonically active?

Researchers said the red planet is still tectonically active today. A team found the epicenter of a marsquake at the Grand Canyon of Mars.
Astronomy Essentials

Olbers’ paradox asks ‘Why is the night sky dark?’

Olbers' paradox asks why is space dark if the universe is filled with stars. The answer has to do with traveling light and red-shifting colors.
Space

1st photo of Earth from space, 80 years ago

On October 24, 1946 — 80 years ago — a movie camera on board a V-2 rocket captured the 1st-ever photo of Earth from space.
Space

Why does anything exist? New theory emerges

Why does anything exist? A new theory suggests a forgotten particle might have shifted the balance between matter and antimatter.
Space

Lucy mission to Trojan asteroids: 5 years of discoveries

NASA’s Lucy mission is now less than a year from reaching the Trojan asteroids near Jupiter. And it has already made some exciting discoveries along the way.