Originally published by Space.
JUNE
June 6, 11:19 p.m. ET (0319 GMT, June 7): A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Sirius XM-10 satellite to expand its satellite radio service. Liftoff will occur from Space Launch Complex-40 (SLC-40) at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) in Florida.
June 6, 11:19 p.m. ET (0319 GMT, June 7): A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Sirius XM-10 satellite to expand its satellite radio service. Liftoff will occur from Space Launch Complex-40 (SLC-40) at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) in Florida.
June 11: The Full Flower Moon rises at 3:44 a.m. EDT (0844 GMT). In the Old Farmer’s Almanac, the full moon of June is called a Strawberry Moon, from the berries that appear in the summer months in the northeastern parts of North America.
June 13, 2:29 p.m. ET (1829 GMT): United Launch Alliance (ULA) will launch an Atlas V 551 rocket to deliver the second batch of Project Kuiper megaconstellation internet satellites to low-Earth orbit. Liftoff for the KA-02 mission will take place from ULA’s Space Launch Complex-41 (SLC-41) at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, in Florida.
June 19-22: The annual International Space Development Conference (ISDC) is the keynote event of the National Space Society, bringing together leading managers, engineers, scientists, educators, enthusiasts, and business people from civilian, military, commercial, entrepreneurial, and grassroots advocacy space sectors – all working toward the common goal of developing a spacefaring civilization.
Arietids – Most Active Daytime Meteor Shower – around June 7
June 2025 daytime meteor shower … the Arietids Most meteor showers are easy to observe. Just find a dark sky, and look up! But what about meteor showers that happen in the daytime, when the sun is up? The Arietids are sometimes said to be the most active daytime meteor shower. In 2025, their predicted** peak will be around the mornings of June 7. You might catch some Arietids around that morning in the dark hour before dawn. When to watch: You can see Arietids from May 29 to June 17. There’s...
Are day and night equal on the equinox? Not Exactly
More day than night The March equinox will come on Thursday, March 20, 2025, at 9:01 UTC (4:01 a.m. CDT). It’s the Northern Hemisphere’s spring equinox and Southern Hemisphere’s autumn equinox. You sometimes hear it said that, at the equinoxes, everyone receives about equal daylight and darkness. But there’s really more daylight than darkness at the equinox, eight more minutes or so at mid-temperate latitudes. Two factors explain why we have more than 12 hours of daylight on this day of...
March Full Moon: The Worm Moon & a Total Lunar Eclipse
On March 14, the full moon, known as the Worm Moon, will coincide with a total lunar eclipse. The Worm Moon gets its name from the time of year when earthworms begin emerging from the ground. The moon will rise around dusk and set around dawn. The eclipse will begin shortly after 1 a.m. as the Moon starts passing through the Earth’s shadow. The total eclipse will occur between 2:26 a.m. and 3:31 a.m., with the event concluding just before 5 a.m. Around the same time, the γ-Normid meteor shower...
What is a Supermoon? Here are the Supermoons of 2025
What’s a supermoon? 2025 has a lot of supermoons! In fact, there will be five new supermoons in a row this year, and we will have three full supermoons in a row at year’s end. Plus, there will be one in early January 2026, making it four in a row. So, what’s a supermoon? A new moon happens when the moon (in its monthly orbit of Earth) goes more or less between the sun and Earth. A full moon happens when the moon (in its monthly orbit) is on the opposite side of Earth from the sun. And perigee...
Venus brightest on Valentine’s Day, 2025
Originally published by EarthSky. Venus is the brightest planet we see from Earth. It outshines all other objects in our sky except the sun and moon. And, every so often, Venus has a time of greatest brilliancy. Venus will reach its next peak brilliancy on February 14. It’ll then be in the evening sky, the brightest for 2025. You can’t miss Venus! Look for it in the sunset direction on any clear evening around mid-February 2025. When it’s brightest, Venus appears as an eerily eye-catching...
Rocket Launches can sometimes be seen in Garrett County. Especially those from Wallops Island.
