{"id":94,"date":"2026-10-01T19:56:20","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T17:56:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/astrometrik.com\/news\/?p=94"},"modified":"2026-10-01T19:56:20","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T17:56:20","slug":"bulletin-1-en","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/astrometrik.com\/news\/2026\/10\/01\/bulletin-1-en\/","title":{"rendered":"Astrometrik Bulletin \u00b7 Issue 1 \u00b7 October 1, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"bl\">\n<p class=\"bl-intro\">The week on Astrometrik in one page: 21 new stories, 4 launches, 3 asteroids passing Earth and the best night to look up from New York.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bl-tiles\">\n<div style=\"--i:0\"><b>21<\/b><span>new stories<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"--i:1\"><b>4<\/b><span>launches in 7 days<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"--i:2\"><b>3<\/b><span>asteroids passing<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"--i:3\"><b>4.0<\/b><span>highest Kp<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"--i:4\"><b>4<\/b><span>events ahead<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>This week\u2019s news<\/h2>\n<h3>From the United States<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"bl-news\">\n<li class=\"bl-story\"><a class=\"bl-thumb\" href=\"https:\/\/astrometrik.com\/space-news\/moon-base-science\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/astrometrik.com\/space-news\/og\/moon-base-science.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"63\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a>\n<div><a class=\"bl-sh\" href=\"https:\/\/astrometrik.com\/space-news\/moon-base-science\/\">Three new science payloads for NASA\u2019s Moon Base<\/a><\/p>\n<p>NASA picked three investigations to ride commercial landers: a long-term station to monitor the environment at the lunar south pole, a search for underground lava tubes at the Marius Hills pit, and\u2026<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"bl-src\">September 30, 2026 \u00b7 NASA<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"bl-story\"><a class=\"bl-thumb\" href=\"https:\/\/astrometrik.com\/space-news\/moon-5g\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/astrometrik.com\/space-news\/og\/moon-5g.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"63\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a>\n<div><a class=\"bl-sh\" href=\"https:\/\/astrometrik.com\/space-news\/moon-5g\/\">NASA orders a 5G network for the Moon<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Modulate Space Corporation won a contract of about $38 million, run from NASA Glenn in Cleveland, to combine 5G and Wi-Fi 6 for surface operations at the planned Moon Base: first a \u201cnetwork in a box\u201d tested in\u2026<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"bl-src\">September 30, 2026 \u00b7 NASA<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"bl-story\"><a class=\"bl-thumb\" href=\"https:\/\/astrometrik.com\/space-news\/roman-coronagraph\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/astrometrik.com\/space-news\/og\/roman-coronagraph.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"63\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a>\n<div><a class=\"bl-sh\" href=\"https:\/\/astrometrik.com\/space-news\/roman-coronagraph\/\">Roman\u2019s coronagraph takes its first look<\/a><\/p>\n<p>After guidance-system tests on 15\u201321 September, NASA\u2019s Roman Space Telescope pointed its Coronagraph Instrument at a faint star in the Large Magellanic Cloud on 22 September, then again on 27 September with\u2026<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"bl-src\">September 30, 2026 \u00b7 NASA Science<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"bl-story\"><a class=\"bl-thumb\" href=\"https:\/\/astrometrik.com\/space-news\/artemis2-crew\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/astrometrik.com\/space-news\/og\/artemis2-crew.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"63\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a>\n<div><a class=\"bl-sh\" href=\"https:\/\/astrometrik.com\/space-news\/artemis2-crew\/\">Artemis II crew in Houston on 30 September<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Canada\u2019s Jeremy Hansen, who flew around the Moon from 1 to 10 April and went 252,756 miles (406,772 km) from Earth, the farthest humans have ever travelled, hold\u2026<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"bl-src\">September 28, 2026 \u00b7 NASA<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>From around the world<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"bl-news\">\n<li class=\"bl-story\"><a class=\"bl-thumb\" href=\"https:\/\/astrometrik.com\/space-news\/mars-polar-ice\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/astrometrik.com\/space-news\/og\/mars-polar-ice.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"63\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a>\n<div><a class=\"bl-sh\" href=\"https:\/\/astrometrik.com\/space-news\/mars-polar-ice\/\">Mars\u2019s north polar cap is far cleaner than we thought<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A study led by Aditya Khuller of the University of Washington, using data from the OMEGA and CRISM instruments and the Phoenix lander, finds the cap is about 3% dust by mass, not the roughly 25% assumed\u2026<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"bl-src\">October 1, 2026 \u00b7 Universe Today<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"bl-story\"><a class=\"bl-thumb\" href=\"https:\/\/astrometrik.com\/space-news\/rocket-lab-synspective\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/astrometrik.com\/space-news\/og\/rocket-lab-synspective.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"63\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a>\n<div><a class=\"bl-sh\" href=\"https:\/\/astrometrik.com\/space-news\/rocket-lab-synspective\/\">Rocket Lab signs its biggest Electron deal yet: 20 launches<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Japan\u2019s Synspective booked 20 Electron launches for its StriX radar satellites, launching every year from 2028 to 2031, bringing its total to 47 missions, more than any other Rocket Lab customer. The company\u2019s\u2026<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"bl-src\">September 30, 2026 \u00b7 Rocket Lab<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"bl-story\"><a class=\"bl-thumb\" href=\"https:\/\/astrometrik.com\/space-news\/enceladus-life\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/astrometrik.com\/space-news\/og\/enceladus-life.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"63\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a>\n<div><a class=\"bl-sh\" href=\"https:\/\/astrometrik.com\/space-news\/enceladus-life\/\">Signs of life on Enceladus may be easier to spot than feared<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Two papers in Science Advances by Frank Postberg, Vanessa Helmbrecht and colleagues at Freie Universit\u00e4t Berlin and LMU Munich find that ocean spray freezes slowly inside the ice cracks, concentrating salts\u2026<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"bl-src\">September 30, 2026 \u00b7 Universe Today<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"bl-story\"><a class=\"bl-thumb\" href=\"https:\/\/astrometrik.com\/space-news\/wispit2-twins\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/astrometrik.com\/space-news\/og\/wispit2-twins.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"63\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a>\n<div><a class=\"bl-sh\" href=\"https:\/\/astrometrik.com\/space-news\/wispit2-twins\/\">Twin planets caught forming, with gas swirling around one of them<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Using the ALMA radio telescope, astronomers from the University of Milan and Germany\u2019s Max Planck Institute for Astronomy imaged the young WISPIT 2 system, roughly 430 light-years away, with two growing\u2026<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"bl-src\">September 30, 2026 \u00b7 Space.com<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"bl-story\"><a class=\"bl-thumb\" href=\"https:\/\/astrometrik.com\/space-news\/smile-science\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/astrometrik.com\/space-news\/og\/smile-science.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"63\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a>\n<div><a class=\"bl-sh\" href=\"https:\/\/astrometrik.com\/space-news\/smile-science\/\">Smile, Europe and China\u2019s space-weather watcher, starts its science<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The joint ESA\u2013Chinese Academy of Sciences mission launched on 19 May, reached its final orbit on 20 June and was cleared for science on 23 September. Its four instruments will image how the solar wind hits\u2026<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"bl-src\">September 30, 2026 \u00b7 ESA<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"bl-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/astrometrik.com\/space-news\/\">All space news \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>The sky over New York<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"bl-fig\"><svg class=\"bl-chart\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 162\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"The next seven nights: clear sky (bars) and moonlight (circles)\"><line x1=\"0\" y1=\"140\" x2=\"320\" y2=\"140\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-opacity=\".25\"\/><rect class=\"bl-col\" style=\"--i:0\" x=\"13.9\" y=\"61.9\" width=\"28.2\" height=\"78.1\" rx=\"4\" fill=\"#5fd6c8\"\/><text x=\"28\" y=\"57.9\" text-anchor=\"middle\" class=\"bl-sv\">63%<\/text><circle cx=\"28\" cy=\"10\" r=\"7\" fill=\"#1d2550\" stroke=\"#8f99d6\" stroke-width=\"1\"\/><circle cx=\"28\" cy=\"10\" r=\"6.2\" fill=\"#f4f1e2\" opacity=\".9\"\/><text x=\"28\" y=\"156\" text-anchor=\"middle\" class=\"bl-sx\">Thu<\/text><rect class=\"bl-col\" style=\"--i:1\" x=\"57.9\" y=\"138\" width=\"28.2\" height=\"2\" rx=\"4\" fill=\"#5fd6c8\"\/><text x=\"72\" y=\"134\" text-anchor=\"middle\" class=\"bl-sv\">0%<\/text><circle cx=\"72\" cy=\"10\" r=\"7\" fill=\"#1d2550\" stroke=\"#8f99d6\" stroke-width=\"1\"\/><circle cx=\"72\" cy=\"10\" r=\"5.8\" fill=\"#f4f1e2\" opacity=\".9\"\/><text x=\"72\" y=\"156\" text-anchor=\"middle\" class=\"bl-sx\">Fri<\/text><rect class=\"bl-col\" style=\"--i:2\" x=\"101.9\" y=\"94.1\" width=\"28.2\" height=\"45.9\" rx=\"4\" fill=\"#5fd6c8\"\/><text x=\"116\" y=\"90.1\" text-anchor=\"middle\" class=\"bl-sv\">37%<\/text><circle cx=\"116\" cy=\"10\" r=\"7\" fill=\"#1d2550\" stroke=\"#8f99d6\" stroke-width=\"1\"\/><circle cx=\"116\" cy=\"10\" r=\"5.3\" fill=\"#f4f1e2\" opacity=\".9\"\/><text x=\"116\" y=\"156\" text-anchor=\"middle\" class=\"bl-sx\">Sat<\/text><rect class=\"bl-col\" style=\"--i:3\" x=\"145.9\" y=\"138\" width=\"28.2\" height=\"2\" rx=\"4\" fill=\"#5fd6c8\"\/><text x=\"160\" y=\"134\" text-anchor=\"middle\" class=\"bl-sv\">0%<\/text><circle cx=\"160\" cy=\"10\" r=\"7\" fill=\"#1d2550\" stroke=\"#8f99d6\" stroke-width=\"1\"\/><circle cx=\"160\" cy=\"10\" r=\"4.8\" fill=\"#f4f1e2\" opacity=\".9\"\/><text x=\"160\" y=\"156\" text-anchor=\"middle\" class=\"bl-sx\">Sun<\/text><rect class=\"bl-col\" style=\"--i:4\" x=\"189.9\" y=\"16\" width=\"28.2\" height=\"124\" rx=\"4\" fill=\"#5fd6c8\"\/><text x=\"204\" y=\"12\" text-anchor=\"middle\" class=\"bl-sv\">100%<\/text><circle cx=\"204\" cy=\"10\" r=\"7\" fill=\"#1d2550\" stroke=\"#8f99d6\" stroke-width=\"1\"\/><circle cx=\"204\" cy=\"10\" r=\"4.3\" fill=\"#f4f1e2\" opacity=\".9\"\/><text x=\"204\" y=\"156\" text-anchor=\"middle\" class=\"bl-sx\">Mon<\/text><rect class=\"bl-col\" style=\"--i:5\" x=\"233.9\" y=\"16\" width=\"28.2\" height=\"124\" rx=\"4\" fill=\"#5fd6c8\"\/><text x=\"248\" y=\"12\" text-anchor=\"middle\" class=\"bl-sv\">100%<\/text><circle cx=\"248\" cy=\"10\" r=\"7\" fill=\"#1d2550\" stroke=\"#8f99d6\" stroke-width=\"1\"\/><circle cx=\"248\" cy=\"10\" r=\"3.6\" fill=\"#f4f1e2\" opacity=\".9\"\/><text x=\"248\" y=\"156\" text-anchor=\"middle\" class=\"bl-sx\">Tue<\/text><rect class=\"bl-col\" style=\"--i:6\" x=\"277.9\" y=\"16\" width=\"28.2\" height=\"124\" rx=\"4\" fill=\"#ffb454\"\/><text x=\"292\" y=\"12\" text-anchor=\"middle\" class=\"bl-sv\">100%<\/text><circle cx=\"292\" cy=\"10\" r=\"7\" fill=\"#1d2550\" stroke=\"#ffb454\" stroke-width=\"2\"\/><circle cx=\"292\" cy=\"10\" r=\"3\" fill=\"#f4f1e2\" opacity=\".9\"\/><text x=\"292\" y=\"156\" text-anchor=\"middle\" class=\"bl-sx\">Wed<\/text><\/svg><figcaption>The next seven nights: clear sky (bars) and moonlight (circles)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"bl-moonrow\"><svg class=\"bl-moon\" viewBox=\"0 0 64 64\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><circle cx=\"32\" cy=\"32\" r=\"30\" fill=\"#1d2550\"\/><path d=\"M32.0 2.0 A30.0 30.0 0 0 0 32.0 62.0 A19.0 30.0 0 0 0 32.0 2.0 Z\" fill=\"#f4f1e2\"\/><\/svg><\/p>\n<p>The Moon is waning gibbous (82% lit). Full moon on October 27, 2026, new moon on October 12, 2026. Planets above the horizon around 21:00: Saturn (east, 24\u00b0).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Best night to look up: October 8, 2026. <a href=\"https:\/\/astrometrik.com\/\">Tonight\u2019s sky map for wherever you are \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Next meteor shower<\/h2>\n<p>The Draconid peak on the night of October 8, 2026: up to 10 meteors an hour under a dark sky, 7 days from now. <a href=\"https:\/\/astrometrik.com\/meteors\/\">Meteor shower calendar \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Launches<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"bl-fig\"><svg class=\"bl-chart\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 162\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Orbital launches per day, last 7 days\"><line x1=\"0\" y1=\"140\" x2=\"320\" y2=\"140\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-opacity=\".25\"\/><rect class=\"bl-col\" style=\"--i:0\" x=\"13.9\" y=\"138\" width=\"28.2\" height=\"2\" rx=\"4\" fill=\"#ffb454\"\/><text x=\"28\" y=\"134\" text-anchor=\"middle\" class=\"bl-sv\">0<\/text><text x=\"28\" y=\"156\" text-anchor=\"middle\" class=\"bl-sx\">Fri<\/text><rect class=\"bl-col\" style=\"--i:1\" x=\"57.9\" y=\"57.3\" width=\"28.2\" height=\"82.7\" rx=\"4\" fill=\"#ffb454\"\/><text x=\"72\" y=\"53.3\" text-anchor=\"middle\" class=\"bl-sv\">2<\/text><text x=\"72\" y=\"156\" text-anchor=\"middle\" class=\"bl-sx\">Sat<\/text><rect class=\"bl-col\" style=\"--i:2\" x=\"101.9\" y=\"138\" width=\"28.2\" height=\"2\" rx=\"4\" fill=\"#ffb454\"\/><text x=\"116\" y=\"134\" text-anchor=\"middle\" class=\"bl-sv\">0<\/text><text x=\"116\" y=\"156\" text-anchor=\"middle\" class=\"bl-sx\">Sun<\/text><rect class=\"bl-col\" style=\"--i:3\" x=\"145.9\" y=\"98.7\" width=\"28.2\" height=\"41.3\" rx=\"4\" fill=\"#ffb454\"\/><text x=\"160\" y=\"94.7\" text-anchor=\"middle\" class=\"bl-sv\">1<\/text><text x=\"160\" y=\"156\" text-anchor=\"middle\" class=\"bl-sx\">Mon<\/text><rect class=\"bl-col\" style=\"--i:4\" x=\"189.9\" y=\"138\" width=\"28.2\" height=\"2\" rx=\"4\" fill=\"#ffb454\"\/><text x=\"204\" y=\"134\" text-anchor=\"middle\" class=\"bl-sv\">0<\/text><text x=\"204\" y=\"156\" text-anchor=\"middle\" class=\"bl-sx\">Tue<\/text><rect class=\"bl-col\" style=\"--i:5\" x=\"233.9\" y=\"138\" width=\"28.2\" height=\"2\" rx=\"4\" fill=\"#ffb454\"\/><text x=\"248\" y=\"134\" text-anchor=\"middle\" class=\"bl-sv\">0<\/text><text x=\"248\" y=\"156\" text-anchor=\"middle\" class=\"bl-sx\">Wed<\/text><rect class=\"bl-col\" style=\"--i:6\" x=\"277.9\" y=\"98.7\" width=\"28.2\" height=\"41.3\" rx=\"4\" fill=\"#ffb454\"\/><text x=\"292\" y=\"94.7\" text-anchor=\"middle\" class=\"bl-sv\">1<\/text><text x=\"292\" y=\"156\" text-anchor=\"middle\" class=\"bl-sx\">Thu<\/text><\/svg><figcaption>Orbital launches per day, last 7 days<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>4 launches in the last 7 days, 4 of them reached orbit.<\/p>\n<h3>Coming up<\/h3>\n<ol class=\"bl-tl\">\n<li style=\"--i:0\"><b>October 1, 2026 at 6:32 PM UTC<\/b><span>Transporter 18 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare) \u00b7 Falcon 9 Block 5 \u00b7 Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"--i:1\"><b>October 2, 2026 at 3:53 AM UTC<\/b><span>NROL-97 \u00b7 Falcon Heavy \u00b7 Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"--i:2\"><b>October 5, 2026 at 8:16 AM UTC<\/b><span>SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer A \u00b7 Falcon 9 Block 5 \u00b7 Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"--i:3\"><b>October 7, 2026 at 3:23 AM UTC<\/b><span>NeonSat-2 to 6 \u00b7 Nuri \u00b7 Naro Space Center, South Korea<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"bl-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/astrometrik.com\/launches\/\">Full launch board \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Asteroids passing Earth<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"bl-fig\">\n<div class=\"bl-bars\">\n<div class=\"bl-bar\" style=\"--i:0\"><span class=\"bl-bl\">2013 HO11<\/span><span class=\"bl-bt\"><em style=\"left:2.5%\"><\/em><i style=\"width:63%\"><\/i><\/span><b>25.2 \u00b7 October 2, 2026 \u00b7 ~105 m<\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"bl-bar\" style=\"--i:1\"><span class=\"bl-bl\">2007 UW1<\/span><span class=\"bl-bt\"><em style=\"left:2.5%\"><\/em><i style=\"width:83%\"><\/i><\/span><b>33.0 \u00b7 October 5, 2026 \u00b7 ~124 m<\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"bl-bar\" style=\"--i:2\"><span class=\"bl-bl\">2019 SW5<\/span><span class=\"bl-bt\"><em style=\"left:2.5%\"><\/em><i style=\"width:99%\"><\/i><\/span><b>39.6 \u00b7 October 3, 2026 \u00b7 ~40 m<\/b><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>Closest approach in lunar distances (1 = as far as the Moon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"bl-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/astrometrik.com\/meteors\/#radar\">Asteroid radar \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Space weather<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"bl-fig\"><svg class=\"bl-chart\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 162\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Daily maximum Kp, last 7 days (5 or more = geomagnetic storm)\"><line x1=\"0\" y1=\"140\" x2=\"320\" y2=\"140\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-opacity=\".25\"\/><line x1=\"0\" y1=\"71.1\" x2=\"320\" y2=\"71.1\" stroke=\"#ff7a6b\" stroke-dasharray=\"4 4\" stroke-opacity=\".8\"\/><rect class=\"bl-col\" style=\"--i:0\" 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y=\"156\" text-anchor=\"middle\" class=\"bl-sx\">Mon<\/text><rect class=\"bl-col\" style=\"--i:4\" x=\"189.9\" y=\"112.4\" width=\"28.2\" height=\"27.6\" rx=\"4\" fill=\"#5fd6c8\"\/><text x=\"204\" y=\"108.4\" text-anchor=\"middle\" class=\"bl-sv\">2.0<\/text><text x=\"204\" y=\"156\" text-anchor=\"middle\" class=\"bl-sx\">Tue<\/text><rect class=\"bl-col\" style=\"--i:5\" x=\"233.9\" y=\"122.1\" width=\"28.2\" height=\"17.9\" rx=\"4\" fill=\"#5fd6c8\"\/><text x=\"248\" y=\"118.1\" text-anchor=\"middle\" class=\"bl-sv\">1.3<\/text><text x=\"248\" y=\"156\" text-anchor=\"middle\" class=\"bl-sx\">Wed<\/text><rect class=\"bl-col\" style=\"--i:6\" x=\"277.9\" y=\"126.2\" width=\"28.2\" height=\"13.8\" rx=\"4\" fill=\"#5fd6c8\"\/><text x=\"292\" y=\"122.2\" text-anchor=\"middle\" class=\"bl-sv\">1.0<\/text><text x=\"292\" y=\"156\" text-anchor=\"middle\" class=\"bl-sx\">Thu<\/text><\/svg><figcaption>Daily maximum Kp, last 7 days (5 or more = geomagnetic storm)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Solar wind right now: 303 km\/s. <a href=\"https:\/\/astrometrik.com\/space-weather\/\">Space weather and aurora \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Events near you<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"bl-events\">\n<li><b>October 1, 2026 \u00b7 19:30<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/astrometrik.com\/en\/events\/event.php?id=267\">Lovell Lecture: Inside the Observatory<\/a><span>Lower Withington, Cheshire \u00b7 Jodrell Bank Centre for Engagement<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>October 1, 2026 \u00b7 20:00<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/astrometrik.com\/en\/events\/event.php?id=265\">Origins of the Universe<\/a><span>Kielder, Northumberland \u00b7 Kielder Observatory<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>October 2, 2026 \u00b7 19:00<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/astrometrik.com\/en\/events\/event.php?id=266\">The Secret Lives of Stars<\/a><span>Kielder, Northumberland \u00b7 Kielder Observatory<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>October 10, 2026<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/astrometrik.com\/en\/events\/event.php?id=269\">Legendary Telescope Tour<\/a><span>Armagh \u00b7 Armagh Observatory and Planetarium<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"bl-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/astrometrik.com\/events\/\">All events \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>About these numbers<\/h2>\n<p>Astrometrik measures these things itself, every hour, from NOAA, NASA, CelesTrak and Launch Library data. The <a href=\"https:\/\/astrometrik.com\/\">sky map<\/a> shows tonight from wherever you are, with visible ISS passes and the best observing nights; the <a href=\"https:\/\/astrometrik.com\/launches\/\">launch board<\/a> lists every rocket like an airport departure board; <a href=\"https:\/\/astrometrik.com\/space-weather\/\">space weather<\/a> tracks the solar wind and the aurora. This bulletin is the week, written down.<\/p>\n<h3>Sources<\/h3>\n<p class=\"bl-srcs\">Launches: Launch Library 2 (The Space Devs). Asteroids: NASA\/JPL via NeoWs. Space weather: NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center. ISS orbit: CelesTrak. Cloud forecast: MET Norway. 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