May’s night sky is packed with astronomical events—find out when and where to look for meteor showers, ancient star clusters, ...

A dazzling snapshot from ESO’s Paranal Observatory captures a rare sky parade — the Moon, a comet, and nearly every visible planet strung across the heavens. This celestial lineup is an optical ...

Once you remember that the sun also orbits the solar system's common center of mass, it all makes sense. Our sun is wobbling, ...

Here's what will be visible in the night sky in the United States in May 2025. On May 12, the skies will be treated to the Flower Moon, also known as the Corn Planting Moon, Milk Moon, Hare's Moon and ...

Known as the flower moon, May's full moon will reach peak illumination at 12:56 p.m. ET on Monday, May 12, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac. May's full moon will be a micromoon, which is when the ...

"This happens mostly when the meteoroids are between the orbits of Jupiter and Saturn." From the measured shower dispersions, ...

May’s night sky is packed with celestial activity, offering stargazers a spectacular month of planetary pairings, ancient ...

On April 25, a rare “smiley face” alignment of the Moon, Venus, and Saturn will appear before sunrise, followed by 2025’s ...

Images of a supposed "Smiley Face Moon" have been popping up on social media. Here's what's real about this week's sky show.

tail formation can begin while a comet is still beyond the orbit of Saturn. The streams of material they leave behind linger long after their parent comet has headed back out of the solar system ...

Sauk Prairie will get a glimpse of one of the two eclipses that will occur over the next thirty days. The total solar eclipse ...