Astronomy News Archive

Moon Guide for May 2026

Discover the Moon phases for May, including a Super New Moon and a Micro Blue Moon.

May 2026: Can You Spot the Eta Aquarids?

The Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks on May 5–6 this year, but your chances of spotting them depend on which hemisphere you’re in.

Sky Guide for May 2026

What’s up in the day and night sky in May 2026, including two Full Moons and the Eta Aquarid meteor shower.

Northern Lights Set to Glow Again This Weekend

Auroras may return this weekend as a burst of solar activity triggers a G1 geomagnetic storm watch for April 26.

An Astronomical Trick for the 2026 Total Eclipse

The Sun sets in the same place on April 29 and August 12. Check it for your town—and find out how this helps eclipse-watchers.

NASA Completes Historic Moon Mission

Sky Guide for April 2026

Moon Guide for April 2026

Three “Colorful” Moons Follow Blood Moon

Human Observer Is “Key Experiment” on Moon Flyby

Sky Guide for March 2026

Moon Guide for March 2026

How Often Do Eclipses Happen? Old Question, New Data

Why 2026 Might Be an Exciting Year for Auroras

Skywatching Tips for February 2026

Moon Guide for February 2026

What Happens After the December Solstice?

Skywatching Tips for 2026

The Moon in 2026

Moon Guide for January 2026

Skywatching Tips for January 2026

Comet Watch: Latest News as 3I/ATLAS Nears Earth

Don’t Miss the Geminid Meteor Shower 2025

Moon Guide for December 2025

Skywatching Tips for December 2025

Artemis III: Where on the Moon Is the South Pole?

Most Remote Moon Until 2043

Skywatching Tips for November 2025

Moon Guide for November 2025

Comet Watch: 3I/ATLAS Flies Through Solar System

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

Comet Watch: C/2025 R2 (SWAN)

Skywatching Tips for October 2025

Moon Guide for October 2025

New Star Clouds Betelgeuse Supernova Timeline

See Saturn at Its Best

A Good Time for Aurora Chasers?

4 Eclipses Not to Miss 2026–2029

Skywatching Tips for September 2025

Moon Guide for September 2025

Will There Be Blue in the Blood Moon?

Sirius and the Dog Days of Summer

August 2025 Hosts Rare Black Moon

Get Ready for the August 2025 Planet Parade

Don’t Miss the Perseid Meteor Shower

Moon Guide for August 2025

Skywatching Tips for August

Seven Sisters Eclipse: See the Lunar Occultation on July 20

Where on the Moon Did Apollo 11 Land?

Skywatching Tips for July 2025

Moon Guide for July 2025

Earth Spun Unusually Quickly in July and August 2025

Endless Daylight, Sleepless Nights: Solstice Side Effects

Geomagnetic Storm Alert: Get Ready for Stunning Auroras

Geomagnetic Storm: Rare Chance to See Aurora

Attempted Moon Landing

Skywatching Highlights for June 2025

See Venus Shine Brightly in the Morning Sky

Moon Guide for June 2025

May 23: Moon, Venus, and Saturn Align

See the May Micro Flower Moon

Look Up for the 2025 Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower

Moon Guide for May

C/2025 F2 (SWAN): A Faint Comet Appears in the Sky

See the Lyrid Meteor Shower In a Mostly Moonless Sky

Update on T Coronae Borealis Eruption

What Solar Maximum Means for Aurora Colors in 2025

The Crescent Moon Meets the Pleiades

Moon Guide for April 2025

How to Spot Orion in the Winter Sky

March Equinox 2026

Rare Chance to See Venus in Evening & Morning Sky

Solar Eclipse to Strike North America and Europe

Moon Guide for March 2025

Don’t Miss the Total Lunar Eclipse

Planet Parade 2025: Can We See All the Planets?

Northern Lights Photography

The Moon Meets Mars

Wait Continues for Eruption of T Coronae Borealis

Moon Guide for February 2025

2025 Set for Spectacular Northern Lights Displays

5 Reasons to Look Up at the Moon This Year

Best Comet of 2025?

January 2025: See Venus and Mars at Their Best

Quadrantid Meteor Shower 2025

The Moon, Saturn & Venus Align

Will You Get a Black Moon This December?

Winter Solstice: Shortest Day, Not Latest Sunrise

This Month’s Full Moon Will Only Be 99.82% Full

Look Out for December’s Extreme Full Moon

See the Shooting Stars of the Geminids 2024

The Moon & Saturn Meet Again

Do You Get a Black Moon This Weekend?

Will We See a Bright Naked-Eye Comet in 2025?

Saturn and Moon Meet in the Sky

Don’t Miss Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS

Orionids 2024—a Trail of Debris from Halley’s Comet

What Will Happen to “Sungrazer” Comet C/2024 S1?

The Super Hunter’s Moon 2024

Saturn Moon Close Approach

Can You See the Comet?

Sun to Cross Equator This Weekend

October 2: Final Eclipse of 2024

The Super Harvest Moon Eclipse 2024

A Rare Blue Moon in August

Closest Jupiter-Mars Conjunction until 2033

Five Things to Know about the Perseid Meteor Shower

Venus Returns as the Evening Star

Why Summer 2025 Will Be Shorter

Equal Day and Night? It Happens in June!

When Will T Coronae Borealis Erupt?

Closest Quarter Moon 2024

Earth Slows Down, but Remains Unpredictable

Who Gets the Most Eclipses?

How San Antonio Lost the 2024 Great American Eclipse

The Comet Sharing the Stage with a Solar Eclipse

Micro Moon and Penumbral Lunar Eclipse 2024

The 7 Best Places to See the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse

March 10: Moon’s Closest Approach to Earth in 2024

January Full Moon Kicks Off Longest Moon Phase of 2024

March and April 2024: Jupiter and Moon Close Approach

January 2024 New Moon Will Be an Ultra-Thin Crescent Moon

Geminid Meteor Shower 2023: Where and When to See It

Why Is the Dec 5 Half Moon Special?

Lunar Eclipse over Rugby Final

Solar Eclipse 2023 Highlights

The Texas Cities That Lost a Solar Eclipse

The 2023 Annular Solar Eclipse in America

Harvest Moon Waxes as Equinox Warps Moonrise Times

Venus at Greatest Elongation: Subtle Patterns Revealed

Perseid Meteor Shower 2023

The Super Blue Moon in August 2023

The European Astronomy Community Meets

99% of Population in Sunlight: July 8 Isn’t the Only Date

Who Gets the Most Sunlight?

June 4, 2023: Venus at Farthest Distance from Sun in Sky

May 2023 Eclipse: Moon Just Misses Earth’s Dark Shadow

Ningaloo Eclipse Wows Millions

10 Things about the April 2023 Total Solar Eclipse

Bringing the Sky to the Screen

“The Great American Eclipse?” It Starts in Mexico

How Many Millions Live in the Path of Upcoming Eclipses?

Green Comet 2023: Find It in the Sky!

January 21, 2023: Closest New Moon Since the Middle Ages

Look Up! Night-Sky Highlights for 2023

The Shortest Day Is Becoming Longer

Dec 6: Minute of Global Darkness

The End of the Leap Second?

Getting Ready for a Lunar Eclipse Live Show

Why You Should Look Up at the Sky Today

10 things about the October–November eclipse season

International Observe the Moon Night 2022

Get Ready for the 2022 Equilux

timeanddate at the Europlanet Science Congress 2022

When Is the Harvest Moon in 2022?

Watching the Weather for Artemis I

Perseids Meteor Shower 2022

Celebrate the Milky Way This August

Earth Sets New Record for Shortest Day

99% Of Us See Daylight at This Moment (Or Do We?)

Super Buck Moon July 2022

Super Strawberry Moon June 2022

Planets to Align in the Sky in June 2022

500 Days to the ‘Ring of Fire’ Eclipse Across the Americas

Manhattanhenge 2022

Shortest Moon Phase in 2022

Highlights: May 2022 Lunar Eclipse

Getting Ready for the Prime-Time Blood Moon Eclipse

May 2022 Lunar Eclipse: Top 3 Tips for Watching the Event

timeanddate at the Europlanet Science Congress

Longest Prime-Time Totality on the West Coast This Century