Skywatching Archive
21 April 2013, 09:03 PM ET
What was your favorite space news story of the last week?
21 April 2013, 05:19 PM ET
From new superearths to a stunning view of the horsehead nebula, don't miss these amazing space photos of the week.
21 April 2013, 06:10 AM ET
The annual Lyrid shower will peak in the late night hours of Sunday (April 21) and early Monday (April 22).
20 April 2013, 07:00 AM ET
Astronomers will webcast live views of Saturn's auroras from Hawaii's Keck Observatory on Sunday, April 21.
19 April 2013, 05:27 PM ET
See what to expect for the 2013 Lyrid meteor shower.
19 April 2013, 01:50 PM ET
Artist Thierry Cohen imagines what the night skies of the world's largest cities could be like sans light pollution.
19 April 2013, 01:20 PM ET
You can't see any footprints, but it's still neat to observe the six Apollo landing sites through a telescope.
18 April 2013, 10:23 AM ET
See some big cats in the spring sky this month.
15 April 2013, 04:32 PM ET
Bright moonlight will dampen the Lyrids' effec however.
15 April 2013, 11:00 AM ET
NASA scientists have found that a comet will almost certainly safely fly past Mars next year.
14 April 2013, 12:40 PM ET
What was your favorite space news story of the last week?
14 April 2013, 11:40 AM ET
From dazzling solar flares to tears in space, don't miss these amazing space photos of the week.
13 April 2013, 11:00 AM ET
See photos of amazing auroras taken by SPACE.com readers in 2013.
13 April 2013, 09:13 AM ET
Dazzling Jupiter is so bright, it even outshines Sirius, the brightest star in the sky.
12 April 2013, 12:22 PM ET
Amateur astrophotographer Bruce Brown of Canton, Miss., captured this spectacular image of moonrise.
11 April 2013, 04:04 PM ET
Want to see Jupiter in daylight? Here's how:
11 April 2013, 10:16 AM ET
Astrophotographer JP Brahic captured this beautiful image of sunspot AR 1711 from France on April 5.
11 April 2013, 09:12 AM ET
An M6-class flare erupted from sunspot AR1719 on Aprill 11th, 2013. The coronal mass ejection will will probably reach Earth's magnetic field on April 12th or 13th. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured the fireworks.
10 April 2013, 09:31 AM ET
Europe's Very Large Telescope captured imagery of planetary nebula IC 1295. It can be found in the constellation of Scutum (3300 light years away).
09 April 2013, 06:00 AM ET
The night sky view from Chile's Atacama Desert offers stunning views of Southern Hemisphere constellations.
09 April 2013, 12:04 AM ET
The week-long event raises awareness about the negative, star-dulling effects of light pollution.
08 April 2013, 03:29 PM ET
See eye-popping photos of the night sky by submitted by SPACE.com readers in April 2013.
08 April 2013, 03:26 PM ET
The zodiacal constellation Cancer is visible high toward the south night sky.
08 April 2013, 03:00 PM ET
Astrophotographer Reinhold Wittich snapped this gorgeous image of Orion Nebula M42 from Germany.
08 April 2013, 06:30 AM ET
Seeing the Southern Cross and Large Magellanic Cloud for the first time is thrilling.
