The sky, Sept. 27-Oct. 2: Saturn tracks the Moon, Vega high in the West

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The sky, Sept. 27-Oct. 2: Saturn tracks the Moon, Vega high in the West

Special to CosmicTribune.com, September 27, 2026 Excerpts from weekly Sky & Telescope.com report. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 ■ Now Saturn shines about a fist to the Moon’s right in the evening, as shown above. You’ll find it lower right of the Moon after midnight. ■ Algol should be at its minimum brightness for a couple hours centered […]

Pentagon sets focus on cislunar combat zone, but China is pressing Moon sovereignty

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Pentagon sets focus on cislunar combat zone, but China is pressing Moon sovereignty

Special to CosmicTribune.com, September 24, 2026 Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher On Sept. 16, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Daniel Caine told the United States Air and Space Force Association that the U.S. Joint Force should be “prepared to fight” in “cislunar space,” or the region between the Earth and the Moon and […]

The sky: September 6-11:

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The sky: September 6-11:

Special to CosmicTribune.com, September 6, 2026 Excerpts from weekly Sky & Telescope.com report. Sunday, September 6 The waning crescent Moon lies in Gemini today, not far from the 3rd-magnitude star Epsilon (ε) Geminorum, roughly around where western twin Castor’s knee would be. Mars is also in Gemini, closer to the midsection of the eastern twin, Pollux. […]

The sky, Aug. 23-29: Lunar eclipse, Aug. 27 around midnight

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The sky, Aug. 23-29: Lunar eclipse, Aug. 27 around midnight

Special to CosmicTribune.com, August 23, 2026 Excerpts from weekly Sky & Telescope.com report. SUNDAY, AUGUST 23 ■ Late these evenings as autumn approaches, Fomalhaut, the Autumn Star, makes its inevitable appearance above the southeast horizon. Its rising time will depend on where you live. But by about 11 p.m. now, you should have no trouble identifying […]

The sky, August 3-7: Saturn high in the South before dawn

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The sky, August 3-7: Saturn high in the South before dawn

Special to CosmicTribune.com, August 2, 2026 Excerpts from weekly Astronomy.com report. Sunday, August 2 Mercury reaches its greatest western elongation at 4 A.M. EDT, standing 19° from the Sun. The tiny planet reaches an altitude of almost 5° above the eastern horizon an hour before sunrise, glowing at magnitude 0.2. Over to the far right of […]

The Sky, July 26-31: Saturn in the southeast before dawn

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The Sky, July 26-31: Saturn in the southeast before dawn

Special to CosmicTribune.com, July 26, 2026 Excerpts from weekly Astronomy.com report. Sunday, July 26 Asteroid 3 Juno reaches opposition at 1 P.M. EDT. Already above the horizon at sunset and visible all night, Juno glows at 9th magnitude in the constellation Aquila the Eagle. The Moon is nearby, now contained within the lid of Sagittarius’ Teapot. […]

The sky, July 5-10: M4 near Antares

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The sky, July 5-10: M4 near Antares

Special to CosmicTribune.com, July 5, 2026 Excerpts from weekly Sky & Telescope.com report. SUNDAY, JULY 5 ■ And while you’re doing globulars, here’s a rather different one. Explore the area around Antares using Matt’s column and chart in the June 2026 Sky & Telescope, page 43. In Antares’s binocular field is M4, bigger and closer to us but […]

Existential asteroid threat? China upgrades planetary defense plans

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Existential asteroid threat? China upgrades planetary defense plans

Special to CosmicTribune.com, July 1, 2026 Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher While China has been considering the problems of asteroid defense since at least about 2020, there may now be real plans for the construction of a Chinese planetary defense capability — with inherit dual-use dangers. On June 30, Chinese state television CCTV featured an official […]

The sky, June 29-July 3: Monday’s ‘Strawberry Moon’ temporarily outshines faint objects

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The sky, June 29-July 3: Monday’s ‘Strawberry Moon’ temporarily outshines faint objects

Special to CosmicTribune.com, June 28, 2026 Excerpts from weekly Astronomy.com report. Special to CosmicTribune.com, June 21, 2026 Sunday, June 28 The Moon reaches apogee, the farthest point from Earth in its orbit, at 3:11 A.M. EDT. At that time, our satellite will be 252,441 miles (406,264 kilometers) away. The planet Mercury stands stationary tonight at 10 […]

The sky: May 31-June 5: May ends with Blue Moon

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The sky: May 31-June 5: May ends with Blue Moon

Special to CosmicTribune.com, May 31, 2026 Excerpts from weekly Astronomy.com report. Sunday, May 31 Full Moon occurs at 4:45 A.M. EDT, bringing us May’s second Full Moon and the first — and only — Blue Moon of 2026. Shortly after that, at 5 A.M. EDT, the Full Moon passes 0.4° south of Antares, as both are […]

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