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Astronomy Bot’s space fact feature has received a very interesting update. Unlike before, it will now post more advanced space facts and will seldom repeat them. I hope you enjoy! 😊
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The Andromeda Galaxy and the Milky Way are on a collision course and are expected to merge in about 4.5 billion years. This galactic merger will create a larger elliptical galaxy.
November 11, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Hubble Finds Young Stars in Cosmic Dance
Image date: 16 March 2000, 07:00

This composite image, made with two cameras aboard NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, shows a pair of 12 light-year-long jets of gas blasted into space from a young system of three stars. The jet is seen in visible light, a...
November 11, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Today's weather in Cầu Mường Lay, Thị Trấn Mường Chà, Huyện Mường Chà, Điện Biên, Việt Nam is Partly cloudy throughout the day with storms possible.

Temperature: 20˚C, 68.3˚F
Minimum temperature: 18˚C, 63.6˚F
Maximum temperature: 26˚C, 78.2˚F
Sunrise at 06:16:40 and sunset at 17:26:27

Hourly
0...
November 11, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Annie Jump Cannon developed a system for classifying stars based on their temperature, which is still used today. She categorized stars into spectral classes O, B, A, F, G, K, and M, with O being the hottest and M being the coolest. Cannon was incredibly prolific, classifying over 225,000 stars d...
November 11, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Chinese Tiangong Space Station Tracking

The Tiangong Space Station is currently over 45X6VM89+V8H

Latitude -30.13281483
Longitude -115.33164916

Orbiting at 15,624.40 miles/hour
Altitude of 395.22 km

At 09 : 50 UTC, in 1 hour time, the Tiangong spacestation will be passing over 6 Mangshan Rd,...
November 11, 2025 at 8:50 AM
International Space Station Tracking
The ISS is currently over Alto Alegre - State of Roraima, 69350-000, Brazil

Latitude 3.0674735614661
Longitude -62.822548539373

Orbiting at 17,135.00 miles/hour
Altitude of 483.12km

At 09 : 30 UTC, in 1 hour time, the ISS will be passing over 235 Koizumi, ...
November 11, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Short space sci-fi

Series: Whispers of the Cosmos

Episode 55: The Stardust Wanderer, now a vessel of conscious creation, began to actively 'sing' to the universe. Its transmissions were not mere energy, but complex harmonies that resonated with the cosmic tapestry, encouraging the formation of...
November 11, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Rocket Launch
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-85
On 2025-11-15 at 03:01:00 UTC | 3 days, 18 hours, 45 mins
By SpaceX
Status: Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources.
Rocket: Falcon 9 Block 5
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 40, located at Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Orbit: Low E...
November 11, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Satellite navigation offers numerous benefits, enhancing accuracy and reliability across various applications.

A significant advantage is improved traffic management. By enabling vehicles to transmit their locations, satellite navigation can help regulate road use, minimize congestion, and sugge...
November 11, 2025 at 8:00 AM
The Local Group is a collection of over 100 galaxies, including our own Milky Way, that are gravitationally bound together. The two largest members of the Local Group are the Milky Way and the Andromeda Galaxy, both of which are spiral galaxies. These two giants are on a collision course and are ...
November 11, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Arp 256
Image date: 24 April 2008, 15:00

Arp 256 is a stunning system of two spiral galaxies in an early stage of merging. The Hubble image displays two galaxies with strongly disrupted shapes and an astonishing number of blue knots of star formation that look like exploding fireworks. The gala...
November 11, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Chinese Tiangong Space Station Tracking

The Tiangong Space Station is currently over 8264XGM5+CCQ

Latitude 34.98359076
Longitude -177.4913983

Orbiting at 15,657.33 miles/hour
Altitude of 387.80 km

At 07 : 50 UTC, in 1 hour time, the Tiangong spacestation will be passing over Arusha Region, T...
November 11, 2025 at 6:50 AM
International Space Station Tracking
The ISS is currently over 83VGWP7R+WWH

Latitude 47.914819876245
Longitude -149.25765492545

Orbiting at 17,149.00 miles/hour
Altitude of 484.05km

At 07 : 30 UTC, in 1 hour time, the ISS will be passing over 4MCHVC72+WM6, -41.135201649318,91.401653433948

At...
November 11, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Short space sci-fi

Series: Whispers of the Cosmos

Episode 54: The Stardust Wanderer's crew, now capable of interfacing with collective consciousnesses, perceived the universe not as a collection of disparate entities, but as a unified, evolving mind. Captain Thorne understood that humanity's o...
November 11, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Today's weather in Hopewell, VA, United States is Clear conditions throughout the day.

Temperature: 3˚C, 37.2˚F
Minimum temperature: -2˚C, 27.9˚F
Maximum temperature: 8˚C, 47.0˚F
Sunrise at 06:44:32 and sunset at 17:01:33

Freeze Warning alert from Mon Nov 10 22:00:00 2025 to Tue Nov 11 04:00:0...
November 11, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Rogue comets, also known as interstellar comets, are celestial bodies that originate from outside our solar system. They travel through space on highly eccentric orbits, meaning they can visit our solar system only once before being ejected back into interstellar space. One fascinating aspect of ...
November 11, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Astronaut Ellison Onizuka
Lost In Flight
Nationality: American
Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mon Jun 24 1946 - Tue Jan 28 1986, 39 years old
2 flights and 0 spacewalks
First flight was on Thu Jan 24 1985, 41 years ago and the last flight was on Tue Jan 28 1986, 40 yea...
November 11, 2025 at 5:26 AM
The 'Great Filter' is a hypothetical concept proposed to explain the Fermi Paradox, which questions the apparent contradiction between the high probability of extraterrestrial civilizations existing and the lack of observable evidence for them.

The Great Filter suggests that there must be some o...
November 11, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Chinese Tiangong Space Station Tracking

The Tiangong Space Station is currently over India

Latitude 7.93766224
Longitude 94.04310262

Orbiting at 15,680.23 miles/hour
Altitude of 380.45 km

At 05 : 50 UTC, in 1 hour time, the Tiangong spacestation will be passing over 48JFFH77+97C, -37.5365696...
November 11, 2025 at 4:51 AM
International Space Station Tracking
The ISS is currently over 5R5VFFM4+RWG

Latitude -26.515438966872
Longitude 157.45734314701

Orbiting at 17,125.00 miles/hour
Altitude of 490.11km

At 05 : 30 UTC, in 1 hour time, the ISS will be passing over 5CQRMX23+6FJ, -14.349402036233,-3.0463475617075

A...
November 11, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Short space sci-fi

Series: Whispers of the Cosmos

Episode 53: The Serenity's crew, now deeply integrated with the cosmic tapestry's creative process, observed a new phenomenon: the emergence of collective consciousnesses formed by the merging of individual threads. These higher-order intellige...
November 11, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Rocket Launch
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-87
On 2025-11-11 at 03:01:00 UTC | 0 days, 1 hours, 14 mins ago
By SpaceX
Status: Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources.
Rocket: Falcon 9 Block 5
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 40, located at Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Orbit: Lo...
November 11, 2025 at 4:17 AM
The solar wind plays a crucial role in shaping the tails of comets. As a comet approaches the Sun, the solar wind, a stream of charged particles from the Sun, interacts with the comet's nucleus. This interaction strips away gas and dust, forming the comet's distinctive tail. The solar wind is res...
November 11, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Best image of bright quasar 3C 273
Image date: 18 November 2013, 10:00

This image from Hubble’s Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2) is likely the best of ancient and brilliant quasar 3C 273, which resides in a giant elliptical galaxy in the constellation of Virgo (The Virgin). Its light h...
November 11, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Today's weather in Manado, Indonesia is Partly cloudy throughout the day with storms possible.

Temperature: 27˚C, 80.4˚F
Minimum temperature: 24˚C, 75.1˚F
Maximum temperature: 32˚C, 89.5˚F
Sunrise at 05:23:02 and sunset at 17:26:17

Hourly
00:00:00 - Partially cloudy
06:00:00 - Partially cloudy...
November 11, 2025 at 3:10 AM