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

The Thunder Moon or Buck Moon, as it’s called, the first full moon of the astronomical summer, will occur Thursday. On July ...

A dramatic cosmic event, a rare dwarf nova that suddenly brightened by a factor of 2,500, has been discovered with the help ...

Mercury is notoriously difficult to see from Earth, thanks to its proximity to the Sun. But on July 4, Mercury reaches its ...

What is though to be a giant meteor has been spotted over the west of Scotland.

V462 Lupi will soon vanish from the night sky, but before it does, the dark skies around the new moon present a perfect time ...

Astronomers have spotted another never-before-seen "nova" blaze to life in the night sky. This may be the first time that ...

Tiny and elusive, New Zealand’s long-tailed bat is the country’s only native land mammal, and it’s critically endangered.

The month of July 2025 is filled with several enjoyable celestial events. The range of events includes the first meteor ...

Oregon is well-known as a destination for stargazers. The state has an array of designated Dark Sky places, where amateur ...

July is an excellent month for astrophotographers. The clear summer skies and warm nights help, but what will excite night sky-watchers are its three meteor showers, striking lunar conjunctions and ...

The Thunder Moon is also known as the Buck Moon, as Buck antlers rapidly grow during this time of year and can easily be seen ...