Matthew's Astronomy Report

Draft of Latest Report

This is the draft of my upcoming report. It may contain typos, incomplete sentences, bad grammar, and otherwise incorrect information — just like all the published ones :)

Matthew's Astronomy Report #3 -- DRAFT Updated 08 September 2025 Minor Planet Center reaches 500 million observations, as pointed out by Dr. Adrien Coffinet on the Minor Planet Mailing List. On 27 August, Comet 3I/Atlas a new image of Comet 3I/ATLAS (right) was observed as part of a public outreach program. On 29 August, Pan-STARRS 1 on Haleakalā observed a new "quasi-moon", called 2025 PN7 that will revolve around the Earth for the next 60 years or so. On 31 August, ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) completed a flyby of Venus after resolving a communications issue. No science data was collected due to proximity to the Sun. JUICE has two more flybys of the Earth (Sep 2026, Jan 2029), and then will arrive at Jupiter in 2031. UPCOMING -------- - NET September 23: NASA’s Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) mission will launch alongside Carruthers Geocorona Observatory and NOAA’s SWFO-L1 (Space Weather Follow On-Lagrange 1) to study helio-geophysics and monitor space weather. MY THOUGHTS ----------- I've enjoyed being on the Minor Planet Mailing List for the technical banter. Worth a try if you don't mind the jargon.