Astronomy buffs, prepare for one of the most exciting comet seasons in recent years. Three comets — C/2025 A6 (Lemmon), C/2025 R2 (SWAN), and C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) — are making headlines for their predicted brightness, orbits, and viewing potential. This post brings you the latest on each, plus tips on when and how to see…
The Moon Meets Mars: A Sky Event Worth Watching Tonight, September 24, 2025, offers a delightful celestial pairing: the Moon and Mars will appear close together in the sky. This kind of conjunction is always a treat for skywatchers—especially when both bodies are bright and easy to spot. Will It Be Visible from Bangladesh? Yes…
Sunspots look dark, but they hold the key to understanding the Sun’s magnetic secrets and space weather impacts on Earth. When we imagine the Sun, we think of an intensely hot, blazing sphere. On average, its surface temperature is about 5,500°C (10,000°F). But surprisingly, certain regions called sunspots are much cooler, with temperatures ranging from…
Olympus Mons rises 22 km above the Martian surface—2.5 times higher than Mount Everest and wide enough to cover entire countries. A giant among giants, it is the largest volcano in the solar system. When we think of the tallest mountain in the world, Mount Everest instantly comes to mind. Towering at 8.8 km (8,850…
On the night of September 7–8, 2025, the full “Corn Moon” will undergo a dramatic transformation, turning deep red in a rare and captivating total lunar eclipse visible to billions around the globe. Why This Eclipse Is Special This event marks one of the longest total lunar eclipses of the decade. The Moon will pass…
As the cosmos continues its grand performance, here’s everything you need to know about the most exciting upcoming space missions, celestial events, and why they matter. 1. SpaceX Crew-11 Mission to the ISS 2. Rocket Lab’s “Live, Laugh, Launch” Mission 3. ESA Earth-Observation Satellites: MetOp-SG-A1 & Sentinel-5 4. Near-Earth Asteroid 1997 QK1 Flyby 5. NOAA’s…
1. SpaceX Crew-11 Reaches the ISS 2. Asteroid 1997 QK1 Flyby 3. ESA’s MetOp-SG & Sentinel-5 Launch 4. NOAA’s SWFO-L1 (Space Weather Follow-On) Mission 5. Celestial Events & Astronomical Observations in September According to Star Walk’s September calendar, observe these major events Star Walk: 6. Other Noteworthy Upcoming Missions Why These Events Matter Event Why…
1. A Tiny New Moon Discovered Orbiting Uranus NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has identified a previously unknown moon—now the 29th orbiting Uranus—briefly glimpsed near its bright ring system during observations in February 2025. This discovery offers new insight into the formation and evolution of Uranus’s rings.NASA ScienceAstronomy Magazine 2. First-of-Its-Kind Supernova Reveals Stellar…
Astronomers have spotted something 3,000 light-years away that doesn’t fit into any category we’ve ever seen before. We already know the two extremes: But this new object is neither. Boson Star Concept Art — A striking interpretation of a boson star warping light, capturing the mysterious nature of these hypothetical objects (as detailed by Space.com)…
A Stargazer’s Dream: August 12, 2025 — Meteor Showers & Planetary Pairing This August brings a celestial double feature that’s too stunning to miss. Picture this: as dawn breaks, the sky will unfold two extraordinary events in close succession—a dazzling meteor shower followed by a rare planetary union. Early Morning Magic: Venus & Jupiter Come…
