Upcoming Space Events
Every upcoming event in one list, from meteor showers, Full Moons, eclipses and planet highlights to rocket launches, spacewalks and spacecraft re-entries. Past events drop off on their own, and each event counts down to its start in your local time.
November 2026
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NASA Swift Observatory Re-entry
Re-entry window open · best estimate 08:30 UTC ±11 h · debris possible between 20.6°N and 20.6°S
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Southern Taurids Meteor Shower — Peak Night
Peak night Nov 4–5 • Look for bright meteors under dark skies • Visibility varies by location and weather.
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ISS Spacewalk: Anil Menon · Joshua Kutryk
Install a roll-out solar array on the starboard side for the 3B power channel. NASA lists this walk as no earlier than 5 November.
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Long March 2C | Unknown Payload
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China · Go for Launch
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Ceres-2 | Unknown Payload
Galactic Energy · Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China · Go for Launch
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-432
SpaceX · Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA · Go for Launch
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Long March 12 | SatNet LEO Group TBD?
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China · Go for Launch
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-627
SpaceX · Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA · Go for Launch
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Northern Taurids Meteor Shower Peak
Up to ~5 meteors/hour · radiant in Taurus · dark sky
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Four-Planet Parade Before Dawn
Mercury, Venus, Mars and Jupiter low in the east before sunrise
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-317
SpaceX · Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA · Go for Launch
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Vulcan VC6L | Amazon Leo (LV-01)
United Launch Alliance · Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · Go for Launch
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Electron | The Mountain God Rises (iQPS Launch 10)
Rocket Lab · Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand · To Be Determined
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Mars–Jupiter Conjunction
Mars and Jupiter about 1° apart in the morning sky, with Regulus nearby
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Leonids Meteor Shower Peak
Up to ~15 meteors/hour · radiant in Leo (the “Sickle”) · some moonlight
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Long March 8A | SatNet LEO Group TBD?
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China · To Be Confirmed
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Mercury at Greatest Elongation (morning, 19.6°)
Best morning view of Mercury this year
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Ariane 64 Block 2 | Amazon Leo (LE-04)
Arianespace · Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana · To Be Determined
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Soyuz 2.1b | Progress MS-36 (97P)
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) · Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan · To Be Confirmed
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Long March 12 | SatNet LEO Group TBD?
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China · To Be Confirmed
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Full Moon: Beaver Supermoon
Supermoon · 360,897 km from Earth
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Long March 2F/G | Shenzhou 24
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China · To Be Determined
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Uranus at Opposition
Closest and brightest for the year · binoculars show it in Taurus
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Spectrum | AT-Astra and Others (Spectrum Flight 3)
Isar Aerospace · Andøya Spaceport · To Be Confirmed
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Cygnus CRS-2 NG-25
SpaceX · Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · Go for Launch
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | NROL-195
SpaceX · Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA · To Be Determined
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LVM-3 | Gaganyaan-1
Indian Space Research Organization · Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India · To Be Determined
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | OneWeb 21
SpaceX · Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA · To Be Determined
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-21
SpaceX · Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA · To Be Determined
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Starship | Flight 15
SpaceX · SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA · To Be Determined
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Mir | Demo Flight
Agency for Defense Development · Sea Launch · To Be Determined
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PSLV-XL | TDS-01
Indian Space Research Organization · Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India · To Be Determined
December 2026
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Geminids Meteor Shower Peak
Up to ~150 meteors/hour · radiant in Gemini, near Castor · dark sky
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December Solstice
Longest night in the north, longest day in the south
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Ursids Meteor Shower Peak
Up to ~10 meteors/hour · radiant in Ursa Minor (the Little Dipper) · bright Moon
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Full Moon: Cold Supermoon
Supermoon · 356,813 km from Earth
January 2027
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Quadrantids Meteor Shower Peak
Up to ~80 meteors/hour · radiant in Boötes (north of the Big Dipper) · dark sky
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Venus at Greatest Elongation (morning, 47.0°)
Venus at its highest in the dawn sky
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Full Moon: Wolf Supermoon
Supermoon · 357,661 km from Earth
February 2027
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Mercury at Greatest Elongation (evening, 18.3°)
Look low in the west after sunset
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Annular Solar Eclipse
Worldwide greatest eclipse · visibility varies by location
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Jupiter at Opposition
Jupiter up all night and at its brightest
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Mars at Opposition
Mars up all night and at its brightest for two years
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Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Visible from Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia
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Full Moon: Snow Moon
363,295 km from Earth
March 2027
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Mercury at Greatest Elongation (morning, 27.6°)
Look low in the east before sunrise
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March Equinox
Day and night of nearly equal length worldwide
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Full Moon: Worm Moon
372,476 km from Earth
April 2027
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Full Moon: Pink Moon
383,313 km from Earth
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Lyrids Meteor Shower Peak
Up to ~18 meteors/hour · radiant in Lyra, near Vega · bright Moon
May 2027
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Eta Aquariids Meteor Shower Peak
Up to ~50 meteors/hour · radiant in Aquarius · dark sky
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Full Moon: Flower Moon
393,764 km from Earth
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Mercury at Greatest Elongation (evening, 22.9°)
Look low in the west after sunset
June 2027
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Full Moon: Strawberry Moon
401,882 km from Earth
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June Solstice
Longest day in the north, longest night in the south
July 2027
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Mercury at Greatest Elongation (morning, 20.7°)
Look low in the east before sunrise
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Full Moon: Buck Micromoon
Micromoon · 405,990 km from Earth
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Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Visible from Eastern Africa, Asia, Australia, Pacific
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Southern Delta Aquariids Meteor Shower Peak
Up to ~25 meteors/hour · radiant in Aquarius · dark sky
August 2027
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Total Solar Eclipse
Worldwide greatest eclipse · visibility varies by location
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Perseids Meteor Shower Peak
Up to ~100 meteors/hour · radiant in Perseus · bright Moon
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Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Visible from Pacific, Americas
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Full Moon: Sturgeon Micromoon
Micromoon · 405,076 km from Earth
September 2027
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Aurigids Meteor Shower Peak
Up to ~10 meteors/hour · radiant in Auriga · dark sky
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September Epsilon Perseids Meteor Shower Peak
Up to ~5 meteors/hour · radiant in Perseus · bright Moon
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Full Moon: Harvest Moon
399,263 km from Earth
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September Equinox
Day and night of nearly equal length worldwide
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Mercury at Greatest Elongation (evening, 26.3°)
Look low in the west after sunset
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Neptune at Opposition
Best time of year for Neptune · telescope needed
October 2027
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Draconids Meteor Shower Peak
Up to ~10 meteors/hour · radiant in Draco · some moonlight
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Full Moon: Hunter's Moon
389,817 km from Earth
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Saturn at Opposition
Saturn up all night and at its brightest
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Orionids Meteor Shower Peak
Up to ~20 meteors/hour · radiant in Orion, near Betelgeuse · bright Moon
November 2027
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Mercury at Greatest Elongation (morning, 18.8°)
Look low in the east before sunrise
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Southern Taurids Meteor Shower Peak
Up to ~5 meteors/hour · radiant in Taurus · some moonlight
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Northern Taurids Meteor Shower Peak
Up to ~5 meteors/hour · radiant in Taurus · bright Moon
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Full Moon: Beaver Moon
378,696 km from Earth
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Leonids Meteor Shower Peak
Up to ~15 meteors/hour · radiant in Leo (the “Sickle”) · bright Moon
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Uranus at Opposition
Closest and brightest for the year
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Sky event times are calculated by SpaceTracker.live (Astronomy Engine and Meeus algorithms). Launch times come from Launch Library 2 and can change at short notice; re-entry and mission times follow NASA, ESA and U.S. Space Force announcements. Visibility always depends on your location and weather.