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Image of Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) taken by Geert Vandenbulcke on October 1, 2025.
Astronomy

Comet Watch: C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) to Put On a Show?

Comets are famously unpredictable, but C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) might be the best comet of 2025. It makes its closest approach to Earth on October 21.

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Photo of comet C/2025 R2 (SWAN), taken by Michael Mattiazzo on September 26, 2025.
Astronomy
Comet Watch: C/2025 R2 (SWAN)
A recently discovered comet might be visible to skywatchers during October.

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Map illustration of Canada showing the different time zones, each marked in a separate color.
Time
Canada Ends Daylight Saving 2025
Canada ends Daylight Saving Time (DST) on November 2, 2025. Several provinces and territories consider ending seasonal clock changes permanently.

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The aurora borealis lights up the sky of Harstad, northern Norway. Green and purple bands appear over a snowy landscape.
Astronomy
Night Skies Could Glow Again This Week
Skywatchers farther from the poles than usual could have a chance to see auroras in the next few days, as multiple coronal mass ejections approach Earth.

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Map illustration of the USA showing the different time zones, each marked in a separate color.
Time
DST Ends in the US 2025
Most of the US will “fall back” to standard time on Sunday, November 2, 2025.

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Four major astronomical events in October 2025: the Harvest Moon, the Full Moon spawning of coral reefs, Orionids Meteor shower, Mercury's Greatest elongation east.
Astronomy
Skywatching Tips for October 2025
What’s up in October’s day and night sky, including the Harvest Moon and two meteor showers.

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A dark blue graphic with a Full Moon (Harvest Moon) in October.
Astronomy
Moon Guide for October 2025
October’s Moon phases, including when the Moon meets up with Saturn, Jupiter, and Venus. Also, why does the Harvest Moon fall in October this year?

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An artist rendering of the red giant star Betelgeuse using data elements from NASA.
Astronomy
New Star Clouds Betelgeuse Supernova Timeline
Scientists at NASA have spotted a stellar companion for the 10th-brightest star in our night sky. It may change predictions about when Betelgeuse will explode.

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Italian flag blowing in Piazza dell'Unità, Trieste.
Calendar
Will Italians Get an Additional Holiday in October?
Italy plans to restore October 4 as a national holiday for Saint Francis, but a calendar issue will delay its real effect until 2027 and make Italians miss an additional day off.

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Map illustration of Europe showing the different time zones, each marked in a separate color.
Time
Europe Ends DST 2025
Europe sets clocks back on October 26, 2025, as Daylight Saving Time ends, while the EU continues to weigh abolition.

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The attorney general chambers building in Gaborone, Botswana, photographed with longer exposure in the evening hours, showing streaking lights of cars in front of a glass and metal office building.
Calendar
Botswana’s 5-Day Weekend Celebrates Athletics Gold
Botswana added a public holiday on September 29, 2025, turning its Independence Day celebrations into a rare five-day weekend after winning historic World Athletics Championships gold in the men’s 4×400 relay.

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St. Peter's Basilica in front of a beautiful sunrise, Vatican City, Rome, Italy.
Calendar
Vatican Marks Pope’s Name Day with Public Holiday
The Vatican City State started observing September 17 as a public holiday for Pope Leo XIV’s name day, the Feast of St. Robert Bellarmine.

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