This Week in Space – September 28 – October 3, 2025
📻 Amateur Radio in Space
ISS Slow Scan TV Event Begins October 3-9
A special ARISS-Russia Slow Scan TV (SSTV) event launches on the International Space Station featuring 6 images celebrating the 1957 launch of the first artificial Earth satellite. Amateur radio enthusiasts can receive transmissions on 145.800 MHz FM through October 9, with brief breaks for ARISS school contacts.
🌌 Deep Space Discoveries
Webb Brings Cosmic Lenses into Focus
The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has provided stunning examples of gravitational lensing, showcasing the universe’s natural magnifying glasses that reveal distant galaxies and cosmic phenomena in unprecedented detail.
Do Black Holes Exist? New Questions Emerge
Cosmologists explore fundamental questions about the universe, including whether black holes truly exist as we understand them, raising intriguing possibilities about what we’ve been observing all along.
🔭 Telescope Highlights
Hubble Surveys Cloudy Cluster
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope captures stunning imagery of the nebula LMC N44C, adding to our understanding of stellar nurseries and the dynamic processes shaping our galaxy’s neighbors.
☀️ Space Weather Alert
G3 Strong Geomagnetic Storm on September 30
A strong geomagnetic storm struck Earth on September 30, bringing enhanced auroral displays to higher latitudes and reminding us of the Sun’s powerful influence on our planet’s magnetic field as we approach solar maximum.
🌍 International Space Cooperation
IAC 2025 Opening Ceremony
The 76th International Astronautical Congress opened with presentations from global space agency leaders, including ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher, highlighting international collaboration and the future of space exploration.
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