Sun, Solar Storms and Heliophysics

1+ hour, 7+ min ago   (276+ words) The month of October has a couple of meteor showers in store—the Draconids, peaking on October 8-9, and the Orionids, peaking on October 21-22. Both the events would be enthralling for skywatchers, although the Orionids may be tougher to spot than…...

1+ hour, 1+ min ago   (217+ words) From this established orbit, the satellite travels far above the North Pole to observe the aurora continuously for 45 hours at a time. It then dips close to the South Pole to downlink its accumulated scientific data to ground stations every…...

11+ hour, 1+ min ago   (219+ words) The government contract is expected to enable solar generation all hours of the day The post Solar farms blasted into space by US government appeared first on Energy Live News. Signed by the US department of Defence, the contract (with…...

1+ hour, 27+ min ago   (703+ words) Skywatchers have a good reason to look up this week as Saturn reaches opposition and makes its closest approach to Earth of 2026. The ringed planet will be visible throughout the night, offering one of the year's best opportunities to find…...

1+ hour, 39+ min ago   (230+ words) The annual Draconid meteor shower peaks on the night of October 8 to 9, offering stargazers optimal viewing conditions under nearly moonless skies as Earth travels through space debris. Active from October 6 to October 10, the shower benefits from a new moon arriving…...

2+ hour, 47+ min ago   (162+ words) APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 October 6 – A… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along…...

5+ hour, 21+ min ago   (223+ words) LONG ISLAND, NY — Long Islanders have the chance early Tuesday to see a rare sight in the skies above, as the moon passes in front of Jupiter. The event, known as lunar occultation, is expected to take place on Tuesday…...

20+ hour, 16+ min ago   (444+ words) Earth has been inside a stream of fast solar wind from a coronal hole since the weekend. The geomagnetic field reached storm level, and sources differ on its strength and cause. The American site EarthSky says the stream of fast…...

9+ hour, 53+ min ago   (79+ words) SpaceNews WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is funding technology to beam solar power from space to Earth, pursuing a potential source of electricity for military installations that depend on vulnerable fuel supply lines. Its latest investment backs Overview Energy, a Virginia startup…...

10+ hour, 35+ min ago   (447+ words) Published Oct 5, 2026 4:17 PM EDT Scientists believe that the massive ball of hydrogen and helium at the center of our star system was born some 4.5 billion years ago, allowing life on Earth to flourish billions of years later. And while conventional…...