Skywatching Archive
04 May 2013, 08:40 AM ET
NASA will provide a live video view of the Eta Aquarid meteor shower Sunday (May 5) at 9 p.m. ET.
04 May 2013, 12:14 AM ET
From a 'bullet' hitting the ISS to a monster storm on Saturn, don't miss these amazing space photos of the week.
03 May 2013, 01:57 PM ET
The Big Bear constellation is overhead now.
03 May 2013, 11:33 AM ET
Bright constellations, galaxies and a globular cluster are on show in the night sky.
03 May 2013, 10:46 AM ET
The annual Eta Aquarids meteor shower will peak this weekend, raining shards of Halley's Comet on Earth.
02 May 2013, 11:58 AM ET
Astrophotographer Tamas Ladanyi took this image of Orion over an ancient castle in Hungary.
02 May 2013, 11:45 AM ET
Astrophotographer Bernard Miller captured this spectacular image of Grand Spiral Galaxy and Arp's Loop.
01 May 2013, 05:18 PM ET
See photos that helped astronomy detectives solve the mystery of 'Stonewall' Jackson's death during the Civil War in 1863.
01 May 2013, 03:52 PM ET
A small, tight cloud about 5000 light years from Earth called NGC 6559 is home to glowing red hydrogen, scattered blue gas from recently born stars and dark dusty regions.
01 May 2013, 09:30 AM ET
Photographer Terry Hancock of Fremont, Mich., captured this stunning view of the Horsehead Nebula on April 26.
01 May 2013, 06:00 AM ET
A meteor shower, galaxies and eclipses are just a few things to look forward to in the month of May.
30 April 2013, 02:22 PM ET
Luna will be between the feet of the Gemini Twins, will pass by the Beehive Cluster, near the paws of the Leo the Lion and more. Find out what you can see as you follow the Moon in May.
30 April 2013, 01:27 PM ET
See sky maps for the most promising night sky events of May 2013.
30 April 2013, 11:27 AM ET
A C3.0-class solar flare erupted from the Sun on April 29th, 2013. Most of the ejected plasma did not have the velocity to break free of the Sun. The event was captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory.
30 April 2013, 10:40 AM ET
The Slooh Space Camera will broadcast live views of Comet ISON in a webcast today (April 30).
30 April 2013, 10:27 AM ET
Jupiter, Mercury and Venus get together. Using binoculars, see the Virgo Cluster and Sombrero galaxy. The Eta Aquarid meteor shower rains and an annular solar eclipse is viewable in Northern Australia.
29 April 2013, 06:50 AM ET
Veteran skywatcher P-M Heden captured this amazing night sky photo of Comet PanSTARRS and the Andromeda Galaxy over rural Sweden.
29 April 2013, 06:00 AM ET
Comet ISON's trail of dust could pass through the Earth's atmosphere creating an unusual meteor shower.
28 April 2013, 10:30 AM ET
What was your favorite space news story of the last week?
27 April 2013, 08:06 AM ET
From the glowing pink moon to a recycling galaxy, don't miss these amazing space photos of the week.
27 April 2013, 07:00 AM ET
Telescopes in the Canary Islands will broadcast a live view.
26 April 2013, 05:15 PM ET
The animal constellations roaming the night sky this spring are a sight for soaring eyes.
26 April 2013, 09:37 AM ET
Gianluca Mais, host of the Virtual Telescope Project eclipse webcast (virtualtelescope.eu) provided this view of Earth's shadow mingling with the Moon's terrain on April 25th, 2013.
26 April 2013, 06:58 AM ET
Saturn will be at its best and brightest in the predawn sky on Sunday (April 28). Here's how to see Saturn at opposition.
