Planetary alignments, a total lunar eclipse, and meteor showers are highlights to look for in the coming year.

On Jan. 3, the cosmos will deliver a double feature you won’t want to miss, lighting up the winter sky with a glowing super ...

Bob King, of AstroBob’s Astronomy for Everyone, recounts the spectacular auroras that occurred on November 11 & 12, 2025. There is another chance to see auroras on Saturday night. The Leonid Meteor ...

Prepare for a spectacular 2026 skywatching calendar featuring a total solar eclipse, brilliant meteor showers, and a massive ...

If you were to ask a group of dedicated amateur astronomers to list their favorite telescopic targets, few if any would mention asteroids. That's easy to understand. The typical asteroid lacks the jaw ...

The Ursid Meteor Shower is a subtle but reliable annual celestial event that occurs each December around the winter solstice.

December is a busy month between the holiday season, the winter solstice and the occasional aurora borealis. It also hosts one of the best meteor showers of the year, with the Geminids. This often ...

A bright full moon. One of the year’s best meteor showers. Even a chance to see Jupiter at its most striking. Winter 2025–26 will bring a range of exciting space events for skygazers to enjoy, ...

TONIGHT is your last real chance to spy a blazing fireball from the 2025 Geminid meteor shower. It’s the final major meteor shower of the year, and it ends tonight. Meteor showers happen ...