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Happy Monday space fans! | 1st pictures of September 2025 blood moon are here | 'Oumuamua is 'exo-Pluto:' completely new object class Created for znamenski.spacecom@blogger.com | Web Version   September 8, 2025 FOLLOW US FOLLOW US   Something amazing every day SIGN UP ⋅   WEBSITE   The Launchpad Happy Monday space fans! Our newsroom is buzzing as our skywatching team worked around-the-clock over the weekend to provide real-time coverage of the September 7 total lunar eclipse visible in the eastern hemisphere. Photographers across western Australia, Asia, Africa and Europe captured the distinct phases of the blood moon in exquisite detail and we have those first images here in our newsletter!  Other headlines for today include astronomers classifying interstellar comet 'Oumuamua as an "ex-Pluto" and suggesting it as a new type of object, a look at the "Starfield" game and a new episode of "This Week in Space" as our editor-in-chief Tariq Malik discusses all things deep space exploration.  We have all that and more for your daily read.  Thanks for exploring with us. Keep looking up,  Kenna  Content Manager, Space.com 1st pictures of September 2025 blood moon are here See the first photos of September's majestic total lunar eclipse. Read More 'Oumuamua is 'exo-Pluto:' completely new object class "'Oumuamua is in a different category of object. It's much harder to find, but there are a lot more of them." Read More Space quiz! Besides 'Oumuamua, what are the names of the other two interstellar comets? Click here for the answer! 2I/Romanov and 3I/VESTA 2I/Romanov and 3I/ATLAS 2I/Borisov and 3I/ATLAS 2I/Borisov and 3I/TITAN Science & Astronomy 1st stars may not have been uniformly massive Chemistry in the first 50 million to 100 million years after the Big Bang may have been more active than we expected. Read More Astronomers discover dust far beyond its galaxy "Webb was the key that made it happen." Read More Entertainment 'Starfield' developers balanced realism with arcade fun We talked to Starfield's Lead Creative Producer, Tim Lamb, about designing Starfield's blend of complex ship control and thrilling arcade dogfights. Read More Today in Space This Week In Space podcast: Episode 176: deep space On Episode 176 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and and Tariq Malik are joined by Alan Stern to talk about what's next in deep space exploration. Read More On this day: Sept. 8, 2004: NASA's Genesis crashes On Sept. 8, 2004, NASA's Genesis spacecraft crash-landed in Utah after its parachutes failed to deploy. Read More Image of day: South Pole Telescope with a rainbow arc A panorama captures a breathtaking view of the night sky above a frozen landscape. Read More   Follow SPACE Contact Us: Feedback | Advertise Sign Up | Update Profile | Unsubscribe Privacy Policy | Cookies Policy | Terms and Conditions Future US LLC © Full 7th Floor, 130 West 42nd Street, New York, NY, 10036