astronomy_night_sky
3 articles
astronomy_night_skyCurrent
It Waited Ten Years in the Archive: Rubin's First Dwarf Planet Candidate
2026 ED138 is real, roughly a thousand kilometres across, and 46 AU out. Whether it is a dwarf planet depends on a number nobody has measured yet.
E. L. Corvin· 2026-10-31· 7 min
astronomy_night_skyCurrent
The Fireball Stream: Why the Taurids Are Worth Staying Up For
Five meteors an hour is a terrible number and a wonderful night. The Taurids are the year's slow, bright, fragmentation-prone stream, and in 2026 the Moon largely gets out of the way.
E. L. Corvin· 2026-10-28· 6 min
astronomy_night_skyCurrent
The Orionid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight, and the Moon Sets the Schedule
Halley's old dust burns at sixty-six kilometers a second, ten to twenty streaks an hour under dark skies. A bright gibbous Moon owns the evening; the honest window opens when it leaves.
E. L. Corvin· 2026-10-21· 4 min