Venus & Jupiter Taken by Dr. Sebastian Voltmer on June 9, 2026 @ Saarland, Germany
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Conjunction of Jupiter and Venus, captured on June 9-10, 2026, framed by the “Wortsegel” (monument to poetry) in Saarland, Germany. The 13-meter steel sculpture by artist Heinrich Popp turns the sky itself into part of the artwork. Seeing Jupiter and Venus suspended between the crescent-shaped arches felt quietly magical.
Photographer’s website:
https://instagram.com/sebastianvoltmer
Jupiter and Venus, Taken by Eric G David on June 10, 2026 @ King George, Virginia
SPACEWEATHER.COM NEWS: 06/11/2026
MERCURY RISING TO JOIN VENUS AND JUPITER: Around the world this week, people have been watching Venus and Jupiter converge in the evening sky. Mercury is about to join them. The first planet is rising out of the sunset, as shown in this photo from Eric G. David of King George, Virginia:
Satellite Outgassing/Fuel Dump, Taken by Dan Bush, May 13, 2026 @ Albany, Missouri USA
SPACEWEATHER.COM NEWS: 05/14/2026
A ‘METHALOX COMET’ OVER THE USA: Last night, a glowing comet-like apparition swept across the skies of the central United States–but it wasn’t a comet. It was a Chinese rocket.
“We just had another satellite fuel dump event here in the Midwest,” reports Dan Bush of Albany, Missouri, who photographed the display:
Boiling Sugar around AR4420, Taken by David Wilson on April 25, 2026 @ Inverness, Scotland
SPACEWEATHER.COM NEWS: 04/26/2026
A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SUNSPOT: Don’t be surprised if there’s another X-flare today. Active sunspot 4420 is directly facing Earth, and it is potentially dangerous. David Wilson photographed the behemoth from his backyard solar observatory in Inverness, Scotland.
Aurora Australis, Taken by Fabrizio Melandri on October 11, 2025 @ Nugget Point Lighthouse, New Zealand
SPACEWEATHER.COM NEWS: 10/11/2025
EARTH’S RING CURRENT IS LEAKING: This morning in New Zealand, Fabrizio Melandri observed a red arc in the sky near the Nugget Point Lighthouse. It’s a sign that Earth’s ring system is leaking:
Aurora from the flight deck, Taken by Matt Melnyk on September 1, 2025 @ Northern Ontario & Hudson Bay
SPACEWEATHER.COM NEWS: 09/02/2025 UPDATED
CME IMPACT SPARKS WIDESPREAD AURORAS: As predicted, a CME struck Earth’s magnetic field on Sept. 1st (2100 UTC). The impact was abrupt and strong, bringing solar winds faster than 600 km/s (1.3 million mph), and a G2-class geomagnetic storm. Pilot Matt Melnyk photographed the auroras from the cockpit of a Dreamliner flying over Canada’s Hudson Bay
Aurora Borealis, Taken by Alan C Tough on September 2, 2025 @ Elgin, Moray, Scotland, UK
SPACEWEATHER.COM NEWS: 09/02/2025
GEOMAGNETIC STORM WATCH: A geomagnetic storm watch is in effect on Sept. 2nd as Earth passes through the wake of a CME that struck yesterday. Category G1 (Minor) storms are likely with a chance of escalating to category G3 (Strong). High-latitude sky watchers should remain alert for auroras.
SPACEWEATHER.COM NEWS: 12/25/2024
CHRISTMAS FLARE: Christmas began with a bang. At 0449 UT on Dec. 25th, active sunspot 3932 produced a strong M4.9-class solar flare. NOAA’s GOES-16 satellite recorded the extreme ultraviolet flash:
SPACEWEATHER.COM NEWS: 10/31/2024 UPDATED
ANOTHER X-CLASS SOLAR FLARE: Active sunspot AR3878 erupted again today (Oct. 31st @ 2120 UTC), producing an X2-class solar flare. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured a spray of hot plasma emerging from the blast site:
SPACEWEATHER.COM NEWS: 10/31/2024
ALL FLARE AND NO CME: Every strong solar flare produces a CME, right? Not so fast. Solar flares and CMEs don’t always go together. Yesterday’s M7-class flare from sunspot AR3878 is a great example:
