From mesmerizing eclipses to radiant meteor showers, the night sky in 2025 promises unforgettable wonders. Watch as the moon ...

The ancient Egyptians were astute astronomers. They often depicted the cosmos atop coffins. A new survey of such artwork ...

Arguably, the highlight for astrophotographers this month is comet C/2025 F2 (SWAN)’s brush with the Pleiades open cluster to ...

In exploring various cultures’ Milky Way mythologies, Graur was struck by ancient Egyptian written sources that referenced ...

(Why is the sky blue? Learn about it with your kids.) The aurora borealis lights up the night sky behind Iceland's iconic Kirkjufell volcano. Auroras are caused when charged particles from the sun ...

This annual shower is expected to reach its peak and generate its highest number of shooting stars during the late-night hours on April ... The radiant is the point in the sky from which meteors ...

Lowell Observatory Director of Science Gerard van Belle in Arizona said astronomers know this event will unfold in the night sky soon(ish) because it has happened before and is so bright it can be ...

The variation of a full moon – known as a micromoon – will look slightly smaller and dimmer on Saturday night. But the change may be tricky to spot with the naked eye. A micromoon occurs when ...

As an amateur astronomer, Nicole can be found looking up at the night sky appreciating the marvels of our universe. She is the editor of the Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada and ...

It is not as strong as the sun, but fitted with a powerful 3,333-watt light source—the equivalent of a typical flood lamp in a stadium—it is enough to turn night into day instantaneously.

The Virtual Telescope Project It's a bird! It's a plane! No, it's comet SWAN25F! Point your eyes to the sky because a newly-discovered comet is currently whizzing throughout our solar system and ...