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Could new comet C/2025 R2 (SWAN) become visible to the naked eye in October? Here's what we know

September 23, 2025
A newly discovered comet will soon be gracing our evening sky. On Sept. 10, Vladimir Bezugly of Dnipro, Ukraine was examining online images of a low-resolution public website showing images obtained during Sept. 5-9 with the Solar Wind Anisotropies (SWAN) camera on the Solar and Heliospheric Observer (SOHO) spacecraft. That’s when he discovered a moving object, resembling a bright blob…
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'God of Chaos' asteroid Apophis will fly by Earth in April 2029 — and these 3 space probes will be watching

September 22, 2025
A trio of missions are on track to intercept and study the near-Earth asteroid Apophis during its close encounter with our planet in 2029. The 1,100-foot-wide (340 meters) asteroid Apophis is set for a close but non-threatening brush with Earth on Friday, April 13, 2029, and agencies across the world are looking to make the most of this unique opportunity. Ramses (short for “Rapid Apophis…
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Thames and Kosmos planetarium star projector review

September 19, 2025
Thames and Kosmos makes it very clear that their Planetarium Projector is aimed at children. This star projector is marketed as a STEM toy, giving it both educational and fun properties, and it delivers on that. Technically two projectors in one, it’s capable of projecting wide-reaching constellations and smaller, clearer celestial objects and space-related objects. The projections…
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Ukraine destroys giant radio telescope used by Russian military

September 19, 2025
A giant radio telescope in Crimea used in the past to support missions to Mars and Venus and attempt to contact alien civilizations has been destroyed in a drone attack. Ukrainian defense forces took down the 230-foot (70 meters) antenna dish to prevent Russian forces from…
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Mokoqi star projector night light review

September 18, 2025
Let’s get this out of the way first: The Mokoqi Star Projector Night Light is in no way a star projector aimed at adults. This is, first and foremost, a night light designed for children. It doesn’t offer realistic projections. Instead, it projects colorful…
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Vaonis Vespera Pro smart telescope review

September 18, 2025
Observing and doing astrophotography with a telescope, is an acquired skill that undoubtedly rewards the amateur astronomer, but not everyone has the time, patience or long spells of clear skies to get to sufficiently learn these skills. Smart telescopes take away that learning curve, and replace it with computer-aided, remote-controlled technology that will have you taking fabulous images of star…
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