Venus, Mars and more: How to see planets in the night sky in 2025
Your guide to viewing the visible planets of the solar system in the night sky of 2025.
Winter solstice 2024 brings shortest day of the year to Northern Hemisphere today
The winter solstice marks the official start of the astronomical winter, as the sun reaches its most southerly point in the sky as seen from Earth. This seasonal change occurs on Dec. 21, 2024.
The Ursid meteor shower peaks this weekend. Here’s what to expect from the final ‘shooting stars’ of 2024
The last meteor shower of the year peaks in the early morning hours of Dec. 22.
Astrophotographer captures colorful portrait of the Lion Nebula in a glowing field of hydrogen gas
Gaze into the colorful remnants of a long-dead star in this image of the Veil Nebula captured by astrophotographer Miguel Claro.
Novice skywatchers would love this Hexeum telescope as a Christmas gift and it’s now just $79.99 — which is cheaper than Black Friday
This budget telescope set has everything you need to get started and it's now at its lowest price ever.
More than just auroras: My Norwegian adventure with The Northern Lights Company
Join me on an unforgettable trip filled with breathtaking auroras and exciting daytime adventures with The Northern Lights Company.
‘Stunning was the word’: Astronauts snap amazing aurora photo from ISS during severe geomagnetic storm
NASA astronauts Don Pettit and Matthew Dominick captured a supercharged, super-red aurora display from the International Space Station.
Nabta Playa: A mysterious stone circle that may be the world’s oldest astronomical observatory
Nabta Playa in Egypt is an ancient stone circle that researchers suspect was used to determine the summer solstice, which signaled rain was on the way.
The dazzling Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is emerging in the night sky: How to see it
Scientists are excited to begin capturing Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS as the object is expected to soon be very bright in the night sky.
Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS may dazzle this weekend. But is the best yet to come?
Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS will have a close encounter with the sun today (Sept. 27) here's how to make the most of comet viewing opportunities this weekend and beyond.