Special to CosmicTribune.com, November 1, 2026 Excerpts from weekly Sky & Telescope.com report. SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1 ■ The Moon, half a day past last quarter, rises around 11 or midnight standard time, closely accompanied by Mars. By the beginning of dawn Monday morning in North America, the Moon will be just 1° or 2° from Mars […]
Special to CosmicTribune.com, October 29, 2026 Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher On Oct. 26, 2026, the United States Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) released the third edition of its report, “Challenges to Security in Space, Congestion, Competition and Cooperation.” Among many noteworthy findings, the report revealed that the United States and Iran had each taken offensive actions […]
Special to CosmicTribune.com, October 25, 2026 Excerpts from weekly Sky & Telescope.com report. ■ Saturn shines lower left of the Moon at dusk, as shown below. ■ This is the time of year when the Big Dipper lies down horizontal low in the north-northwest after dark. And the farther south you are the lower it is. […]
Special to CosmicTribune.com, October 22, 2026 Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher The justification for the United States to develop combat-capable satellites has been recently demonstrated by Russia’s Kosmos-2612, an agile maneuvering surveillance, perhaps combat-capable satellite, that starting on Sept. 30 to about Oct. 19, flew threateningly close to a radar satellite apparently providing imagery to help […]
Special to CosmicTribune.com, October 18, 2026 Excerpts from weekly Sky & Telescope.com report. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18 ■ First-quarter Moon (exact at 12:13 p.m. EDT). The Moon shines in the south-southwest this evening. It’s just a day past apogee; can you reliably detect that it’s just a bit smaller than average? ■ Spot Altair about three fists […]
Special to CosmicTribune.com, October 14, 2026 Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher On Sept. 14, U.S. Air Force Secretary Troy Meink told the annual conference of the U.S. Air and Space Association: “Today, we continue to ensure we remain ready to meet the challenges of evolving threats wherever they exist. This is why the United States now […]
Special to CosmicTribune.com, October 11, 2026 Excerpts from weekly Sky & Telescope.com report. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11 ■ As October proceeds, Deneb slowly replaces Vega as the zenith star of early evening (for skywatchers at mid-northern latitudes). Accordingly, dim Capricornus has replaced Sagittarius as the zodiacal constellation having its best display in the south. MONDAY, OCTOBER 12 […]
Special to CosmicTribune.com, October 8, 2026 Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher It is a huge week for international space activity, with the 77th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) taking place in Antalya, Turkey from Oct. 4-9, providing an opportunity to compare the coalition efforts of the United States and China. The IAC is usually the annual calendar’s […]
Special to CosmicTribune.com, October 5, 2026 Excerpts from weekly Sky & Telescope.com report. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4 ■ Vega is the brightest star very high in the west at nightfall. Arcturus, equally bright, is getting low in the west-northwest. The brightest star in the vast expanse between them, about a third of the way from Arcturus up […]
Special to CosmicTribune.com, October 1, 2026 Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher It was revealed by Elon Musk himself to a roomful of thousands adoring space geeks at the 2016 International Astronautical Congress in Guadalajara, Mexico (this analyst was there). Ten years later on Sept. 28, 2026, SpaceX accomplished the first full orbital test of its Starship […]
