A very deep partial solar eclipse will occur between 08:50 and 12:43 UTC on March 29, 2025, across parts of the Northern Hemisphere, as the Moon passes in front of and partially blocks the Sun. The maximum eclipse, where the Moon covers the largest portion of the Sun, will take place at 10:47 UTC.
A newly discovered asteroid designated 2025 FY6 flew past Earth at just 0.05 LD / 0.00015 AU (21 944 km / 13 636 miles) at 19:29 UTC on March 23, 2025.
An international team of astronomers led by Christ University, Bangalore, found that a massive spiral galaxy almost 1 billion light-years away from Earth harbors a supermassive black hole billions of times the sun’s mass which is powering colossal radio jets stretching 6 million light-years across.
After an extended mission due to technical issues with their return spacecraft, two NASA astronauts are set to return to Earth aboard SpaceX’s Crew-9 capsule. Originally scheduled for a short stay, Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore have spent nearly nine months aboard the International Space Station (ISS) after their Boeing Starliner capsule encountered propulsion problems. With the successful arrival of Crew-10 on March 16, 2025, the long-delayed crew rotation is now underway, paving the way for their return no earlier than March 20, 2025.
A very bright fireball streaked over the skies on Monday morning, March 17, 2025, dazzling people with green and orange hues.
A very bright fireball was observed over the skies of New Zealand at around 22:49 local time (09:49 UTC) on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, with reports indicating a sonic boom and fragmentation.
Astronomers have discovered 128 new moons orbiting Saturn, increasing the planet’s total to 274—more than any other in the Solar System. The discovery was made using the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope, with observations conducted in 2023.
PUNCH and SPHEREx were successfully launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 20:10 LT (03:10 UTC on March 12, 2025) from Space Launch Complex 4 East on March 11. SPHEREx will conduct an all-sky infrared survey of the universe, while PUNCH will track the Sun’s corona as it transitions into the solar wind.
A total lunar eclipse will take place on March 14, 2025, offering skywatchers across the Americas, Europe, Africa, and western Asia a chance to witness the Moon turn a reddish hue. Two weeks later, on March 29, a partial solar eclipse will follow, concluding this eclipse season.
The mysterious X-ray emissions from the Helix Nebula’s central white dwarf, detected over four decades, may be the result of planetary debris accretion, according to new observations by Chandra and XMM-Newton.
