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On July 2, 2028, the planet Mercury will reach its greatest western elongation. This means Mercury will be at its farthest point from the Sun in the morning sky, making it the best time to see it. Look towards the eastern horizon just before sunrise to spot this elusive planet.
December 27, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Chinese Tiangong Space Station Tracking

The Tiangong Space Station is currently over 5M4J46X6+J2V

Latitude -27.85088028
Longitude 92.21003802

Orbiting at 15,622.14 miles/hour
Altitude of 392.53 km

At 21 : 50 UTC, in 1 hour time, the Tiangong spacestation will be passing over 89H33R6H+R75, 41...
December 27, 2025 at 8:50 PM
The Salyut 5 space station
Launched to space on Tue Jun 22 1976
De-Orbited on Mon Aug 8 1988
Orbit: Low Earth Orbit

Owned by
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Salyut 5, also known as OPS-3, was a Soviet space station. Launched in 1976 as part of the Salyut programme, it was the third...
December 27, 2025 at 8:35 PM
International Space Station Tracking
The ISS is currently over 722Q78GJ+C54

Latitude 10.276008206409
Longitude -164.66954161936

Orbiting at 17,137.00 miles/hour
Altitude of 481.97km

At 21 : 30 UTC, in 1 hour time, the ISS will be passing over Mraighah Sub-District, Jordan, 30.030579773602,35....
December 27, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Astronaut Nicole Aunapu Mann
Active
Nationality: American
Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Born on Mon Jun 27 1977, 48 years old
1 flights and 2 spacewalks
First flight was on Wed Oct 5 2022, 3 years ago and the last flight was on Wed Oct 5 2022, 3 years ago

Nicole Vic...
December 27, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Astronomy Picture Of the Day - APOD

Title: Apollo 17's Moonship
Date: 2025-12-27

#APOD #NASA
December 27, 2025 at 8:06 PM
SM3A: EVA
Image date: 14 January 2000, 15:00

Astronauts Steven L. Smith, and John M. Grunsfeld, appear as small figures in this wide scene photographed during extravehicular activity (EVA).

Credit: NASA/ESA
Source: ESA/Hubble
December 27, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Chinese Tiangong Space Station Tracking

The Tiangong Space Station is currently over Beşikçi, 07350 Kumluca/Antalya, Türkiye

Latitude 36.3433951
Longitude 30.36681983

Orbiting at 15,671.73 miles/hour
Altitude of 385.64 km

At 19 : 50 UTC, in 1 hour time, the Tiangong spacestation will be pass...
December 27, 2025 at 6:51 PM
International Space Station Tracking
The ISS is currently over Sevrei, Ömnögovi, Mongolia

Latitude 43.721917049503
Longitude 102.8791602426

Orbiting at 17,142.00 miles/hour
Altitude of 485.73km

At 19 : 30 UTC, in 1 hour time, the ISS will be passing over 4C664HM3+W6R, -45.86513016614,-15.4469...
December 27, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Short space sci-fi

Series: Guardians of the Continuum

Episode 45: Commander Rostova and the Galactic Resonance Council began exploring the concept of 'Cosmic Harmony Weaving,' a method of directly influencing the formation of stars and galaxies through conscious intention and resonant frequenc...
December 27, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Today's weather in Toba Tek Singh, Pakistan is Partly cloudy throughout the day.

Temperature: 17˚C, 62.5˚F
Minimum temperature: 12˚C, 54.1˚F
Maximum temperature: 23˚C, 74.0˚F
Sunrise at 07:06:50 and sunset at 17:15:41

Hourly
00:00:00 - Overcast
06:00:00 - Partially cloudy
12:00:00 - Overcast
1...
December 27, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Chinese Tiangong Space Station Tracking

The Tiangong Space Station is currently over Kabalebo, Suriname

Latitude 4.82149397
Longitude -57.64730339

Orbiting at 15,661.18 miles/hour
Altitude of 392.77 km

At 17 : 50 UTC, in 1 hour time, the Tiangong spacestation will be passing over 4RPR42WC+83...
December 27, 2025 at 4:50 PM
International Space Station Tracking
The ISS is currently over 4HRMXP6M+G2R

Latitude -33.038647269878
Longitude 53.732501642745

Orbiting at 17,129.00 miles/hour
Altitude of 489.15km

At 17 : 30 UTC, in 1 hour time, the ISS will be passing over 654PXV38+PV9, -7.0457115418825,-105.1327531327

At...
December 27, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Short space sci-fi

Series: Guardians of the Continuum

Episode 44: The Galactic Resonance Council, now a thriving confederation of diverse species, dedicated itself to proactively identifying and harmonizing potential cosmic imbalances. Commander Rostova led the development of 'Resonance Scanne...
December 27, 2025 at 4:29 PM
In mid-2025, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) discovered a planet with an atmosphere that appears to be actively raining molten iron. This exoplanet, a "hot Jupiter" named "WASP-76b," orbits its star extremely closely, leading to incredibly high temperatures on its day side where ...
December 27, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Exomoon orbiting its planet (artist’s impression)
Image date: 3 October 2018, 20:00

This artist’s impression depicts the exomoon candidate Kepler-1625b-i, the planet it is orbiting and the star in the centre of the star system. Kepler-1625b-i is the first exomoon candidate and, if confirmed, th...
December 27, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Astronaut Mark Bezos
Occasional Spaceflight
Nationality: American
Agency: Blue Origin
Born on Fri May 17 1968, 57 years old
1 flights and 0 spacewalks
First flight was on Tue Jul 20 2021, 4 years ago and the last flight was on Tue Jul 20 2021, 4 years ago

Mark Bezos is the Founder and Genera...
December 27, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Today's weather in Metterich, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland is Clear conditions throughout the day.

Temperature: 2˚C, 35.5˚F
Minimum temperature: -1˚C, 29.4˚F
Maximum temperature: 8˚C, 46.2˚F
Sunrise at 08:31:51 and sunset at 16:37:59

icy surfaces alert from Sat Dec 27 17:00:00 2025 to Sun Dec ...
December 27, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Stars are born in nebulae, vast clouds of gas and dust. Gravity causes these clouds to collapse, forming protostars. When the core becomes hot and dense enough, nuclear fusion ignites, marking the birth of a main-sequence star. The star spends most of its life in this stable phase, fusing hydroge...
December 27, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Chinese Tiangong Space Station Tracking

The Tiangong Space Station is currently over 44F55QQG+RCF

Latitude -40.81044636
Longitude -136.22394628

Orbiting at 15,604.24 miles/hour
Altitude of 401.46 km

At 15 : 50 UTC, in 1 hour time, the Tiangong spacestation will be passing over 7MWPM5FC+XCQ, ...
December 27, 2025 at 2:51 PM
International Space Station Tracking
The ISS is currently over Brazil

Latitude -23.913314251413
Longitude -44.537847457418

Orbiting at 17,127.00 miles/hour
Altitude of 488.09km

At 15 : 30 UTC, in 1 hour time, the ISS will be passing over Aleutians West Census Area, AK, USA, 51.333982589727,17...
December 27, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Short space sci-fi

Series: Guardians of the Continuum

Episode 43: Commander Rostova, witnessing the rift's closure, realized that the Continuum's principles were not merely theoretical; they were the active forces shaping and preserving the universe. The successful mending of spacetime reinfor...
December 27, 2025 at 2:29 PM
A galaxy is a vast, gravitationally bound system of stars, stellar remnants, interstellar gas, dust, and dark matter. Our own Milky Way is an example of a galaxy.

A constellation, on the other hand, is a pattern of stars as seen from Earth. These stars are not necessarily close to each other in ...
December 27, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Rocket plumbing and wiring are intricate systems designed for extreme environments. Plumbing carries propellants, pressurization gases, and coolants. Lines are typically made of high-strength, corrosion-resistant metals like stainless steel or Inconel, chosen for their ability to withstand cryoge...
December 27, 2025 at 1:01 PM
47 Tucanae core - ground based vs. HST resolution
Image date: 24 July 1991, 06:00

[RIGHT] The core of the globular cluster 47 Tucanae, as imaged by the European Space Agency's Faint Object Camera (FOC) onboard NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. The FOC resolves several hundred stars where ground-...
December 27, 2025 at 12:55 PM