Special to CosmicTribune.com, March 2, 2026 Excerpts from weekly Astronomy.com report. Sunday, March 1 We are quickly losing sight of Saturn in the evening sky — tonight, take some time to glimpse the glorious ringed planet before it gets too low in the west. An hour after sunset, Venus and Mercury have set and Saturn is […]
Special to CosmicTribune.com, February 25, 2026 Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher To expand its strategic military reach on Earth and in space, China seeks to export space related infrastructure to advance bi-lateral space relationships, but at the same time seeks military benefits from its “commercial” space sector’s activities. Africa has been especially targeted by China for […]
Special to CosmicTribune.com, February 23, 2026 Excerpts from weekly Astronomy.com report. Sunday, February 22 A lovely crescent Moon is visible nearly all evening, setting around local midnight. If you’ve got a telescope, tonight is a great opportunity to view a famous trio of craters just south of the lunar equator and a bit west of Mare […]
Special to CosmicTribune.com, February 19, 2026 Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher On Feb. 11, 2026 China began its push to the Moon, testing an early version of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) Long March-10 space launch vehicle (SLV) that is expected to take Chinese astronauts to the Moon in 2029 or 2030. This […]
Special to CosmicTribune.com, February 16, 2026 Excerpts from weekly Astronomy.com report. Sunday, February 15 The Moon passes 0.9° north of Pluto at 10 A.M. EST. This evening, Saturn passes 0.9° south of Neptune at 11 P.M. EST. The two planets stand together in Pisces, located in the west after sunset. An hour after the Sun goes […]
Special to CosmicTribune.com, February 10, 2026 [The following was posted to LinkedIn by J. Steven Bromwich, Founder & Principle: Standard of Care Report.] When the AI is determining whether our [human] content is meaningful and worthy to be seen by others we are in trouble. Responding to: Matthew Michael/Matthew Michael Marketing Agency Founder, Adjunct Marketing […]
Special to CosmicTribune.com, February 12, 2026 Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher For over a decade SpaceX founder and leader Elon Musk has placed an emphatic corporate priority on developing the means — spaceships and associated habitation technology — to build permanent human settlements on Mars. As the 4-astronaut Artemis-II circumlunar mission prepares for its 10-day journey […]
Special to CosmicTribune.com, February 9, 2026 Excerpts from weekly Astronomy.com report. Sunday, February 8 Last night, Ganymede passed behind Jupiter in an occultation. Tonight, the smaller moon Europa passes in front of Jupiter in a transit, bringing with it its dark shadow, visible on the cloud tops. The transit begins shortly before 10 P.M. EST, with […]
Special to CosmicTribune.com, February 5, 2026 Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher As the Trump Administration maneuvers to block the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) quest for hegemony on Earth — attacking its proxies Iran and Venezuela while arming Taiwan — in January 2026 is its becoming clear that the United States and China are also locked in […]
Special to CosmicTribune.com, February 1, 2026 Excerpts from weekly Astronomy.com report. Sunday, February 1 Full Moon occurs at 5:09 P.M. EST, bringing the light of the February Snow Moon to our nighttime skies. This name may seem particularly apt, given the weather much of the U.S. has been experiencing as of late! The Snow Moon gains […]
