The sky, April 12-17: Comet PanSTARRS brightens in the early mornings

The sky, April 12-17: Comet PanSTARRS brightens in the early mornings

Special to CosmicTribune.com, April 12, 2026 Excerpts from weekly Astronomy.com report. Sunday, April 12 While Comets Wierzchoś and Tempel 2 are faint, there’s a breakout star in the early-morning sky that’s cracked naked-eye visibility: Comet C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS). Recently recorded at mid-5th magnitude, although this interplanetary fuzzball is technically within reach of naked eyes, your best […]

No one remembers the former generations, and even those yet to come will not be remembered

No one remembers the former generations, and even those yet to come will not be remembered

Special to CosmicTribune.com, April 12, 2026 Spiritual Food* Ecclesiastes 1 The sun rises and the sun sets, and hurries back to where it rises. 6 The wind blows to the south and turns to the north; round and round it goes, ever returning on its course. 7 All streams flow into the sea, yet the […]

Bloodline of Kim Il-Sung: His great granddaughter could emerge as 4th generation ruler

Bloodline of Kim Il-Sung: His great granddaughter could emerge as 4th generation ruler

Special to CosmicTribune.com, April 10, 2026 By Geostrategy-Direct, April 7, 2026 Kim Jong-Un’s daughter, Kim Ju-Ae, made her first public appearance in 2022, when Kim brought her to the launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile. She has since appeared frequently with her father at high-profile military and political events regarded as reinforcing her leadership legitimacy […]

‘Absolutely stunning’ images from the far side of the Moon

‘Absolutely stunning’ images from the far side of the Moon

Special to CosmicTribune.com, April 9, 2026 NASA has shared images of the far side of the Moon from Artemis II and the Orion spacecraft as its astronauts head back to Earth. ‘Absolutely stunning’ were the words used by a lead NASA scientist to describe the images. Such words could also be used to describe AI […]

What state media commentary on U.S. Moon program reveals about China

What state media commentary on U.S. Moon program reveals about China

Special to CosmicTribune.com, April 8, 2026 Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher An old Ronald Reagan Cold War joke about the Soviet Union helps to explain the current United States-China information dynamic over their respective space programs. Reagan’s joke, paraphrased, went like this: “An American tells a Russian that the U.S. is free because he can stand […]

April 9: ‘Be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry’

Special to CosmicTribune.com, April 9, 2026 Spiritual Food* James 1 12 Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him. 13 When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God […]

‘Integrity’s 7-hour flyby includes communications blackout on far side of Moon

‘Integrity’s 7-hour flyby includes communications blackout on far side of Moon

Special to CosmicTribune.com, April 7, 2026 At 12:41 a.m. ET on Monday, Artemis II’s Orion spacecraft, Integrity, crossed into the Moon’s gravitational influence. It marked the first time for astronauts to enter lunar space in more than half a century. The crew of NASA’s Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, as well as the […]

The sky, April 5-10: Comet (Wierzchoś) heads for outer reaches of solar system

The sky, April 5-10: Comet (Wierzchoś) heads for outer reaches of solar system

Special to CosmicTribune.com, April 6, 2026 Excerpts from weekly Astronomy.com report. Sunday, April 5 After rounding the Sun in January, Comet C/2024 E1 (Wierzchoś) is now headed back out to the depths of the solar system. This may be your last chance to see it, too, especially as it’s fading fast following a possible disruption of […]

Cosmic message from deep space on Easter Sunday, Day 4 of Artemis II

Cosmic message from deep space on Easter Sunday, Day 4 of Artemis II

Special to CosmicTribune.com, April 6, 2026 On its mission around the moon and back to Earth, the crew of Orion spacecraft on Flight Day 4 became the first astronauts in more than 50 years to report flying in deep space. Artemis II was set to enter the moon’s gravitational influence on Easter Sunday. NASA astronaut […]