Sky & Telescope

October’s Night Sky Will Bring 3 Meteor Showers, Peak Saturn, Northern Lights, and a Final Milky Way Show

Why a spacecraft exploring moons where life may thrive is zipping by Earth

James Webb telescope shares one of its biggest images ever, with record-breaking stars hiding in the dust

With PRIMA, NASA will try to build a billion-dollar space telescope in record time

Catch 5 planets and the Harvest Moon lighting up the sky this week

The moon takes center stage Saturday night and makes the news

NASA's Moon Orbiter Has Spotted An Impact Crater That Only Happens Once A Century

Second Bright Supernova in Spiral Galaxy NGC 7331 in a Year

The 31 Out-of-this-World Winners of Astronomy Photographer of the Year

How to plan and where to go for the "eclipse of the century"

Physicists Just Turned The Entire Planet Into a Dark Matter Detector

A star is exploding 45 million light-years away

JWST discovers that Chariklo's invisible rings are changing

The Epsilon Perseid meteor shower peaks tonight. Here's when to look up

A newly found star circles the Milky Way's central black hole every 8.7 years and passes it at about 25,000 kilometres a second, more than 8 percent of the speed of light, and the pass is so close that its discoverers say there is a fair chance of measuri

A near-total lunar eclipse will be visible in the U.S. Thursday. Here’s when to watch.

A blood moon, a SpaceX milestone, a spacewalk and Trump to honor Artemis astronauts: 4 space stories to watch this week

See gorgeous views of the Aug. 12 total solar eclipse captured from space

A lunar eclipse is coming at the end of the summer. Here’s how to see it

The MOTHRA Telescope Captured the Faint Aftermath of a Star’s Death

A partial solar eclipse is approaching. See which states can view it

From eclipse glasses to telescopes: A stargazing gear guide

A solar eclipse and the Perseid meteor shower arrive on the same day

ISS astronaut spies a swirling super storm photo of the day for Aug. 4, 2026

'It will last for quite a while': How to catch 100 shooting stars an hour during August's Perseid meteor shower

NASA’s Juno spacecraft finds temperatures surging just below Io’s volcanic surface

6-minute solar eclipse is coming Aug. 2, 2027. Where to see it

Here's Where You Want To Be To See The 2026 Solar Eclipse

1st three-headed asteroid found in our solar system

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After Centuries of Research, Betelgeuse Turns Out to Be Two Stars, Not One

The 5 best places to watch the total solar eclipse on August 12

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NASA captures rare phenomenon of a black hole 'devouring' a star

Astronomers may have discovered the 1st moon outside of our solar system

Astronomers report the potential detection of the first known exomoon orbiting a substellar companion outside our solar system.

Astronomers find nearby planets to be small, strange, and utterly uninhabitable

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Faint new planet is revealed around a young star after a decade in hiding

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You can see this comet tonight. But you'll need a telescope or binoculars

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The US Approves the Launch of a Mirror Satellite That Can Reflect Sunlight and Illuminate the Earth at Night

Oldest quasars ever discovered add to 'perplexing' space mystery

Planets, meteor shower, and a Buck Moon: Astronomical events for July 2026

A series of astronomical events, including a planetary alignment and the Buck Moon, are drawing observers to the night sky in July 2026.

China's Spacecraft Snaps First-Ever Close-Up Image Of Earth's Rare 'Minimoon'

China's Tianwen-2 space probe has captured the first-ever close-up images of Kamoʻoalewa, a rare quasi-moon orbiting Earth.

Japan releases snowman-like asteroid image after flyby

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July full moon 2026

NASA barrels ahead with moon base plans, doling out nearly $600 million in new contracts

The largest digital camera ever built begins decade-long survey of the universe

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has deployed the largest digital camera ever built to begin a comprehensive 10-year survey of the universe.

Strawberry Moon will soon light up the night sky. When to look up