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The Sun and Moon Today

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  • Waning Gibbous 74% phase

Astronomy Picture of the Day

Astronomy Picture of the DayHaunting the Cepheus Flare

Satellite Events for Tonight

Event: Spooky Views - A Halloween Stargazing Experience

Event: Spooky Views - A Halloween Stargazing Experience

Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events

When: Fri, Oct 30, 2026 6:00 pm - 10:30 pm

Join the Frosty Drew Astronomers for a night under spooky skies on the Friday before Halloween as we celebrate the departure from the lighter half of the year and plunge into the darker half.
  • By: Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events
  • On: Thu, 14 Aug 2025 13:45:46 EDT

Earth’s “Impenetrable” Space Radiation Shield Was Just Breached From Within

Reported by Universe Today

Remember the big solar storm back in May 2024? The one that caused auroras as far south as Florida and Mexico? Scientists are still parsing out the impacts that storm had on the local environment, and a new paper published in Geophysical Research Letters b...
  • By: Andy Tomaswick (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/andy-tomaswick)
  • On: Fri, 30 Oct 2026 12:34 +0000

New dwarf planet discovered by Rubin?

Reported by Space | EarthSky

Astronomers using the Rubin Observatory have discovered a new dwarf planet candidate. It lies just beyond the orbit of Pluto. The post New dwarf planet discovered by Rubin? first appeared on EarthSky....
  • By: Space | EarthSky
  • On: Fri, 30 Oct 2026 11:43 +0000

Could the Taurid meteors bring a risk of airbursts in 2026?

Reported by Space | EarthSky

A researcher says the Taurid meteor shower could bring an increased risk of an airburst in 2026. But these Halloween fireballs are based on 2 big IFs. The post Could the Taurid meteors bring a risk of airbursts in 2026? first appeared on EarthSky....
  • By: Space | EarthSky
  • On: Fri, 30 Oct 2026 11:18 +0000

November’s Night Sky Notes: Light-Day Away

Reported by NASA

Twin Travelers In 1977, NASA launched twin spacecraft Voyager 1 and 2, taking advantage of a once-every-175-year planetary alignment of the four largest planets in our solar system: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Using six gravity assists between th...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Fri, 30 Oct 2026 10:00 +0000

APOD: 2026 October 30 – Haunting the Cepheus Flare

Reported by NASA

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 October 30 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss   APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating univer...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Fri, 30 Oct 2026 04:05 +0000