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Moon. On the evening of October 30, 2026 the Moon is waning gibbous, 71% illuminated. That day the Moon sets at 12:42 PM MDT and rises at 9:45 PM MDT. Times are for Denver, Colorado; they shift by minutes to an hour elsewhere in the US and Canada.
A solar storm breached Earth's space radiation shield from within. The storm, which occurred in May 2024, caused auroras as far south as Florida and Mexico. Scientists found that it allowed nearby electrons to accelerate to relativistic speeds using a chorus wave.
Read the source: Universe Today (opens in new tab)
The James Webb Space Telescope investigated super-Earth TOI-561 b. This rocky lava planet, located 280 light-years away, completes an orbit every 11 hours and is too hot for life to survive on its surface. It was discovered by NASA's TESS spacecraft in 2020.
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Mark Boslough says media reports of Halloween Fireballs are exaggerated. The 2026 fall Taurid meteor shower is not likely to include powerful fireballs capable of melting everything on the surface. Boslough presented his findings at the Geological Society of America's annual GSA Connects conference.
Read the source: The Debrief (opens in new tab)