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\u00a0 EQUINOX AURORA WATCH: The first auroras of northern spring are only days away. A CME launched by yesterday’s solar flare<\/a> (M2.7) is expected to hit Earth on March 19th just hours before the vernal equinox. The timing is perfect for amplification by the “Russell-McPherron effect<\/a>.” NOAA is predicting a G2<\/a>-class geomagnetic storm with possible mid-latitude auroras. Would you like an instant text message when the CME arrives? Sign up for CME Impact Alerts<\/a>.<\/p>\n TEN THOUSAND STARLINKS: On March 16th, a Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base carrying 25 Starlink satellites. It was a routine launch for SpaceX, the 33rd of 2026. But those 25 Starlinks crossed a milestone. For the first time in history, more than 10,000 Starlink satellites were simultaneously circling Earth.<\/p>\n Consider where we started: When SpaceX launched its first operational Starlinks in May 2019, there were roughly 2,000 active satellites of all kinds orbiting Earth. Starlink alone now outnumbers the entire pre-2019 fleet five to one. The constellation has utterly transformed the orbital environment.<\/p>\n The numbers are sobering. Since 2019, more than 11,596 Starlinks have been launched. Of those, more than 1,500 have already reentered the atmosphere as SpaceX retires older satellites to make room for newer models. Each re-entry deposits about 30 kg of aluminum oxide into the upper atmosphere–an uncontrolled chemistry experiment<\/a> on a planetary scale. <\/p>\n In case you’re wondering how this might affect astronomy, consider this recent video of Comet Wierzcho\u015b (C\/2024 E1) from Gerald Rhemann:<\/p>\n Starlinks outnumbered the comet 10:1. “Satellite interference is a growing challenge–especially near dusk and dawn,” he says. <\/p>\n With so many Starlinks circling Earth, the orbital environment is increasingly unstable. It’s “an orbital house of cards,” according to a study<\/a> led by Sarah Thiele of Princeton University, which finds that a severe solar storm could kickstart widespread catastrophic collisions in as little as 2-3 days. SpaceX itself reported to the FCC that Starlink satellites performed roughly 300,000 collision-avoidance maneuvers in 2025 alone. <\/p>\n Meanwhile, Starlink internet is awesome. Enjoy it while you can.<\/p>\n Extra: Because satellite megaconstellations are an increasingly important aspect of space weather and amateur astronomy, we’ve decided to track them. Look here<\/a>. Every day we will update Starlink Statistics, eventually adding other megaconstellations when they become important.<\/p>\n Realtime Space Weather Photo Gallery<\/a> THE METEOR CRATER PENDANT: Have you heard of Moissanite? It’s a very rare mineral discovered by 19th-century chemist Henri Moissan in Arizona’s Meteor Crater. At first, he thought it was diamond, but later realized it was even more rare. It’s a diamond lookalike that, until the 1950s, was found naturally only in meteorites. <\/p>\n On Aug. 2, 2025, the students of Earth to Sky Calculus launched this Moissanite pendant<\/a> to the stratosphere onboard a cosmic ray research balloon:<\/p>\n You can have it for $169.95<\/a>. Engraved with the words “I love you always and forever,” the sterling silver frame bends around the Moissanite in a heart-shaped curve–all highlighted by glittering 5A cubic zirconia nuggets. <\/p>\n The students are selling space pendants<\/a> to pay the helium bill for their cosmic ray ballooning program. Each one comes with a greeting card showing the jewelry in flight and telling the story of its trip to the stratosphere and back again.<\/p>\n Far Out Gifts: Earth to Sky Store<\/a> Realtime Aurora Photo Gallery<\/a> \u00a0 All Sky Fireball Network On March 17, 2026, the network reported 17 fireballs. In this diagram of the inner solar system, all of the fireball orbits intersect at a single point–Earth. The orbits are color-coded<\/a> by velocity, from slow (red) to fast (blue). [Larger image<\/a>] [movies<\/a>]<\/p>\n On March 17, 2026 there were 2349 potentially hazardous asteroids. <\/p>\n Date(UT)<\/p>\n Miss Distance<\/p>\n Velocity (km\/s)<\/p>\n Diameter (m)<\/p>\n \t\t2014 EB4 <\/a> \t\t<\/p>\n 2026-Mar-12<\/p>\n 14.9 LD <\/p>\n 8.9<\/p>\n 23<\/p>\n \t \t \t\t2026 ET <\/a> \t\t<\/p>\n 2026-Mar-12<\/p>\n 5 LD <\/p>\n 22<\/p>\n 59<\/p>\n \t \t \t\t2026 EL3 <\/a> \t\t<\/p>\n 2026-Mar-12<\/p>\n 2.2 LD <\/p>\n 12.9<\/p>\n 11<\/p>\n \t \t \t\t2026 EX2 <\/a> \t\t<\/p>\n 2026-Mar-12<\/p>\n 1.1 LD <\/p>\n 16.5<\/p>\n 4<\/p>\n \t \t \t\t2026 EE2 <\/a> \t\t<\/p>\n 2026-Mar-12<\/p>\n 2.2 LD <\/p>\n 7.3<\/p>\n 51<\/p>\n \t \t \t\t2026 EA3 <\/a> \t\t<\/p>\n 2026-Mar-12<\/p>\n 11.4 LD <\/p>\n 11.7<\/p>\n 17<\/p>\n \t \t \t\t2026 EL2 <\/a> \t\t<\/p>\n 2026-Mar-13<\/p>\n 5.7 LD <\/p>\n 2<\/p>\n 20<\/p>\n \t \t \t\t2026 ES2 <\/a> \t\t<\/p>\n 2026-Mar-13<\/p>\n 5.8 LD <\/p>\n 12.9<\/p>\n 25<\/p>\n \t \t \t\t2026 EG1 <\/a> \t\t<\/p>\n 2026-Mar-13<\/p>\n 0.8 LD <\/p>\n 9.6<\/p>\n 13<\/p>\n \t \t \t\t2026 EV2 <\/a> \t\t<\/p>\n 2026-Mar-13<\/p>\n 1 LD <\/p>\n 7.2<\/p>\n 6<\/p>\n \t \t \t\t2026 EW2 <\/a> \t\t<\/p>\n 2026-Mar-13<\/p>\n 1.7 LD <\/p>\n 4.1<\/p>\n 4<\/p>\n \t \t \t\t2026 EJ2 <\/a> \t\t<\/p>\n 2026-Mar-13<\/p>\n 12.8 LD <\/p>\n 17.1<\/p>\n 37<\/p>\n \t \t \t\t2026 EU2 <\/a> \t\t<\/p>\n 2026-Mar-13<\/p>\n 0.9 LD <\/p>\n 6.7<\/p>\n 13<\/p>\n \t \t \t\t2026 EN2 <\/a> \t\t<\/p>\n 2026-Mar-14<\/p>\n 4.3 LD <\/p>\n 16.6<\/p>\n 17<\/p>\n \t \t \t\t2026 FD <\/a> \t\t<\/p>\n 2026-Mar-14<\/p>\n 8.6 LD <\/p>\n 10.3<\/p>\n 23<\/p>\n \t \t \t\t2026 EP2 <\/a> \t\t<\/p>\n 2026-Mar-14<\/p>\n 6.2 LD <\/p>\n 19.8<\/p>\n 32<\/p>\n \t \t \t\t2026 FC <\/a> \t\t<\/p>\n 2026-Mar-14<\/p>\n 2.1 LD <\/p>\n 10.2<\/p>\n 9<\/p>\n \t \t \t\t2007 EG <\/a> \t\t<\/p>\n 2026-Mar-15<\/p>\n 4.5 LD <\/p>\n 7.8<\/p>\n 44<\/p>\n \t \t \t\t2026 ET3 <\/a> \t\t<\/p>\n 2026-Mar-15<\/p>\n 0.1 LD <\/p>\n 11.8<\/p>\n 4<\/p>\n \t \t \t\t2026 FF <\/a> \t\t<\/p>\n 2026-Mar-15<\/p>\n 3.8 LD 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2026-Mar-18<\/p>\n 2.9 LD <\/p>\n 16.6<\/p>\n 22<\/p>\n \t \t \t\t2021 FS <\/a> \t\t<\/p>\n 2026-Mar-18<\/p>\n 18.2 LD <\/p>\n 7.2<\/p>\n 9<\/p>\n \t \t \t\t2026 FA <\/a> \t\t<\/p>\n 2026-Mar-19<\/p>\n 1.7 LD <\/p>\n 7.3<\/p>\n 7<\/p>\n \t \t \t\t2026 EF2 <\/a> \t\t<\/p>\n 2026-Mar-19<\/p>\n 4.6 LD <\/p>\n 5.9<\/p>\n 12<\/p>\n \t \t \t\t2026 ED3 <\/a> \t\t<\/p>\n 2026-Mar-19<\/p>\n 8 LD <\/p>\n 19.1<\/p>\n 75<\/p>\n \t \t \t\t2026 DP15 <\/a> \t\t<\/p>\n 2026-Mar-19<\/p>\n 5.2 LD <\/p>\n 7.6<\/p>\n 23<\/p>\n \t \t \t\t2026 EO2 <\/a> \t\t<\/p>\n 2026-Mar-19<\/p>\n 18.9 LD <\/p>\n 8.2<\/p>\n 55<\/p>\n \t \t \t\t2026 EF3 <\/a> \t\t<\/p>\n 2026-Mar-19<\/p>\n 10.9 LD <\/p>\n 7.4<\/p>\n 45<\/p>\n \t \t \t\t2026 DV17 <\/a> \t\t<\/p>\n 2026-Mar-19<\/p>\n 2.3 LD <\/p>\n 4.9<\/p>\n 15<\/p>\n \t \t \t\t2010 RA91 <\/a> \t\t<\/p>\n 2026-Mar-22<\/p>\n 4.7 LD <\/p>\n 9.9<\/p>\n 68<\/p>\n \t \t \t\t2026 ER3 <\/a> \t\t<\/p>\n 2026-Mar-22<\/p>\n 18.3 LD <\/p>\n 10.2<\/p>\n 27<\/p>\n \t \t \t\t2026 EE3 <\/a> \t\t<\/p>\n 2026-Mar-22<\/p>\n 10.2 LD <\/p>\n 10.2<\/p>\n 22<\/p>\n \t \t \t\t2022 FY <\/a> \t\t<\/p>\n 2026-Mar-24<\/p>\n 10.1 LD <\/p>\n 6.5<\/p>\n 9<\/p>\n \t \t \t\t2026 EP3 <\/a> \t\t<\/p>\n 2026-Mar-25<\/p>\n 8.2 LD <\/p>\n 8.2<\/p>\n 24<\/p>\n \t \t \t\t2025 SP20 <\/a> \t\t<\/p>\n 2026-Mar-25<\/p>\n 18.8 LD <\/p>\n 11<\/p>\n 12<\/p>\n \t \t \t\t2025 GL <\/a> \t\t<\/p>\n 2026-Apr-03<\/p>\n 9.8 LD <\/p>\n 6.4<\/p>\n 5<\/p>\n \t \t \t\t2019 FQ1 <\/a> \t\t<\/p>\n 2026-Apr-03<\/p>\n 9.6 LD <\/p>\n 10.1<\/p>\n 13<\/p>\n \t \t \t\t2023 DZ2 <\/a> \t\t<\/p>\n 2026-Apr-04<\/p>\n 2.6 LD <\/p>\n 7.2<\/p>\n 49<\/p>\n \t \t \t\t2021 GN6 <\/a> \t\t<\/p>\n 2026-Apr-06<\/p>\n 5.8 LD <\/p>\n 7<\/p>\n 14<\/p>\n \t \t \t\t2024 TB7 <\/a> \t\t<\/p>\n 2026-Apr-07<\/p>\n 4.9 LD <\/p>\n 7.5<\/p>\n 5<\/p>\n \t \t \t\t2002 TB70 <\/a> \t\t<\/p>\n 2026-Apr-07<\/p>\n 13.4 LD <\/p>\n 9.2<\/p>\n 164<\/p>\n \t \t \t\t2022 GE2 <\/a> \t\t<\/p>\n 2026-Apr-10<\/p>\n 12 LD <\/p>\n 9.2<\/p>\n 15<\/p>\n \t \t \t\t2023 HB4 <\/a> \t\t<\/p>\n 2026-Apr-12<\/p>\n 16.8 LD <\/p>\n 8.7<\/p>\n 15<\/p>\n \t \t \t\t2013 GM3 <\/a> \t\t<\/p>\n 2026-Apr-14<\/p>\n 0.7 LD <\/p>\n 7.4<\/p>\n 20<\/p>\n \t \t \t\t2026 AC4 <\/a> \t\t<\/p>\n 2026-Apr-20<\/p>\n 10.7 LD <\/p>\n 1.2<\/p>\n 22<\/p>\n \t \t \t\t2022 UG2 <\/a> \t\t<\/p>\n 2026-Apr-20<\/p>\n 16.3 LD <\/p>\n 10.3<\/p>\n 13<\/p>\n \t \t \t\t2025 HQ4 <\/a> \t\t<\/p>\n 2026-Apr-21<\/p>\n 16.4 LD <\/p>\n 12.5<\/p>\n 22<\/p>\n \t \t \t\t2026 BK2 <\/a> \t\t<\/p>\n 2026-Apr-22<\/p>\n 10 LD <\/p>\n 8.1<\/p>\n 219<\/p>\n \t \t \t\t2022 UU8 <\/a> \t\t<\/p>\n 2026-Apr-25<\/p>\n 8.7 LD <\/p>\n 4<\/p>\n 9<\/p>\n \t \t \t\t2020 GE3 <\/a> \t\t<\/p>\n 2026-May-09<\/p>\n 11.1 LD <\/p>\n 6<\/p>\n 21<\/p>\n \t \t <\/a>SPACE WEATHER BALLOON DATA: Almost once a week, Spaceweather.com and the students of Earth to Sky Calculus<\/a> fly space weather balloons to the stratosphere over California. These balloons are equipped with sensors that detect secondary cosmic rays, a form of radiation from space that can penetrate all the way down to Earth’s surface. Our monitoring program has been underway without interruption for 10 years, resulting in a unique dataset of in situ atmospheric measurements.<\/p>\n Latest results (Nov. 2024): Atmospheric radiation is sharply decreasing in 2024. Our latest measurements in November registered a 10-year low: <\/p>\n What’s going on? Ironically, the radiation drop is caused by increasing solar activity. Solar Cycle 25 has roared to life<\/a> faster than forecasters expected. The sun’s strengthening and increasingly tangled magnetic field repels cosmic rays from deep space. In addition, solar coronal mass ejections (CMEs) sweep aside cosmic rays, causing sharp reductions called “Forbush Decreases<\/a>.” The two effects blend together to bring daily radiation levels down. <\/p>\n .<\/a>Who cares? Cosmic rays are a surprisingly “down to Earth” form of space weather. They can alter the chemistry of the atmosphere, trigger lightning<\/a>, and penetrate commercial airplanes<\/a>. According to a study<\/a> from the Harvard T.H. Chan school of public health, crews of aircraft\u00a0have higher rates of cancer than the general population. The researchers listed cosmic rays<\/a>, irregular sleep habits, and chemical contaminants as leading risk factors. A number of controversial studies (#1<\/a>, #2<\/a>, #3<\/a>, #4<\/a>) go even further, linking cosmic rays with cardiac arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death.<\/p>\n <\/a>Technical notes: The radiation sensors onboard our helium balloons detect X-rays and gamma-rays in the energy range 10 keV to 20 MeV. 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Free: Spaceweather.com Newsletter<\/a><\/p>\n Every night, a network of NASA all-sky cameras<\/a> scans the skies above the United States for meteoritic fireballs. Automated software maintained by NASA’s Meteoroid Environment Office calculates their orbits, velocity, penetration depth in Earth’s atmosphere and many other characteristics. Daily results are presented here on Spaceweather.com. <\/p>\n
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<\/a> <\/p>\n Potentially Hazardous Asteroids (PHAs<\/a>) are space rocks larger than approximately 100m that can come closer to Earth than 0.05 AU. None of the known PHAs is on a collision course with our planet, although astronomers are finding new ones<\/a> all the time. <\/p>\n Recent & Upcoming Earth-asteroid encounters: Asteroid <\/p>\n Notes: LD means “Lunar Distance.” 1 LD = 384,401 km, the distance between Earth and the Moon. 1 LD also equals 0.00256 AU. \u00a0 Cosmic Rays in the Atmosphere <\/p>\n![\"\"\/](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/balloondata_strip.jpg\")
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In orbit: 10,050
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January: 24
February: 54
March: 25 so far
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2020 total: 46
2021 total: 78
2022 total: 100
2023 total: 88
2024 total: 308
2025 total: 657
2026 total: 103 so far
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