Nightly News edition
Moon. On the evening of October 29, 2026 the Moon is waning gibbous, 81% illuminated. That day the Moon sets at 11:41 AM MDT and rises at 8:34 PM MDT. Times are for Denver, Colorado; they shift by minutes to an hour elsewhere in the US and Canada.
Rubin Observatory reveals 2026 ED138, a dwarf planet candidate. The icy body orbits beyond Pluto and was spotted by a scientist using data from the Simonyi Survey Telescope. It was discovered earlier this month at the NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory.
Read the source: Phys.org (Space News section) (opens in new tab)
The Swedish-ESO Submillimetre Telescope reflects stars at La Silla Observatory in Chile. The photograph, taken by José Rodrigues, shows airglow infusing the night sky with a soft orange glow. The image was captured during a recent visit to the European Southern Observatory's La Silla Observatory in Chile.
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The Hubble and JWST examine the Cat's Head Nebula. The Cat's Head nebula is located in the Carina Nebula, where star formation involves metallicity, gas temperature and density, dust grains, and stellar feedback. The nebula's structure is one of Nature's most beautiful, making it a useful subject for studying star formation.
Read the source: Universe Today (opens in new tab)