The night sky tonight and on any clear night offers an ever-changing display of fascinating objects you can see, from stars ...

When the moon completes the first quarter of its journey around Earth this morning at 5:41 a.m. Its 90-degree angle between ...

Peaking in mid-August ( Aug. 12 ), NASA considers this “the best meteor shower of the year,” noting, “With swift and bright ...

First, let’s start with the good news. As with August stargazing any year, there’s still plenty of summer and great summer ...

August 2025 is packed with brilliant sights for stargazers, from planet groupings before dawn to shimmering meteor trails at ...

What could we choose as the seven most remarkable celestial objects visible either with our eyes or with a small telescope?

Each Monday, I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes ...

Did you know that nearly 80% of the world’s population lives under light-polluted skies, unable to see the Milky Way with the ...

Mercury begins to emerge from the dawn glow after Aug. 12. On Aug. 19, Mercury reaches its greatest elongation west of the ...

The International Dark Sky Places Program encourages communities, parks and protected areas to preserve dark sites through ...