Anthony Wood

Anthony Wood

Skywatching Writer

Anthony Wood joined Space.com in April 2025 after contributing articles to outlets including IGN, New Atlas and Gizmodo. He has a passion for the night sky, science, Hideo Kojima, and human space exploration, and can’t wait for the day when astronauts once again set foot on the moon.

Latest articles by Anthony Wood

Two bright points of white light are pictured against a dark background representing the nucleus of a fractured comet, surrounded by a red hazy coma and tail streaming away to the upper right of the image.

Comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) splits into 3 pieces after a close brush with the sun (video)

By Anthony Wood published

C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) has broken into three distinct pieces following its closest approach to the sun on Oct. 8.

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A large spiral galaxy with sweeping spiral arms and a glowing core shines against a sea of stars.

Astrophotographer spies a spiral galaxy bursting with starbirth (photo)

By Anthony Wood published

"This is one of my favourite galaxies for testing new equipment."

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An image of the night sky showing Mars as a red star-light object close ot a number of blue-white stars against a dark blue sky.

See Mars and Mercury shine in the glow of the setting sun on Nov. 12

By Anthony Wood published

Mars and Mercury will appear close to one another in the southwestern sky on Nov. 12.

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An image of a comet in black and white with lines streaking across the image.

Comet Lemmon photos are plagued by satellite streaks. Here's how amateur astronomers face the problem

By Anthony Wood published

"Every single subframe I take (prior to stacking) now contains at least one, and usually more than one satellite streak."

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A colorful deep space nebula cloud dominates the center of an image, suspended against a distant starfield. The near-circular edge of the cloud is colored ochre, while the center is a pale blue. Dark twists of matter are also visible.

Astrophotographer captures the Elephant Trunk Nebula in breathtaking detail (photo)

By Anthony Wood published

The Elephant's Trunk Nebula is located 2,400 light-years from Earth in the constellation Cepheus.

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Comet 3I/ATLAS is feasible as a bright point of glowing light in the center of a pixelated black and dark grey background.

Astronomer catches sight of interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS returning to the predawn sky — Here's how you can too

By Anthony Wood published

Amateur astronomers with backyard telescopes can now catch a glimpse of Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS

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See stunning photos of November's full 'Beaver Moon' — the biggest supermoon of 2025

By Anthony Wood published

See breathtaking photos of the full "Beaver Moon" brightening November's sky.

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A detailed shot of a grey full moon is pictured against a black sky, sporting bright craters and dark features known as lunar maria.

See the moon meet up with the Seven Sisters of the Pleiades early on Nov. 6

By Anthony Wood published

The near-full moon shines close to the Pleiades open star cluster early on Nov. 6

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The largest supermoon of 2025 rises tonight: What to know about the November full moon

By Anthony Wood published

November's full supermoon occurs as the moon draws close to Earth in its 27-day orbit.

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A series of star maps of the night sky

See 2 of Jupiter's moons cast vast shadows over the planet early on Nov. 5

By Anthony Wood published

The Jovian moons Io and Europa will throw their shadows over Jupiter's cloud surface in the early hours of Nov. 5.

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A bright fireball meteor is shown streaking earthward through the night sky over the lights of a town. The bright reflected light of the moon is visible to its left.

A full moon with a chance of fireballs: Don't miss the Southern Taurid meteor shower peak tonight

By Anthony Wood last updated

The Southern Taurid meteor shower peak on Nov. 4-5 brings the potential for bright meteors and dramatic fireballs.

Meteors & Meteor Showers
A deep space scene is pictured featuring glowing red nebula clouds that form the outline of a bat's body and wings, threaded with dark filaments of interstellar gas against a teeming starfield.

Astronomers capture vast cosmic bat spreading its wings in time for Halloween (photo)

By Anthony Wood published

The European Southern Observatory captured a nebula bat during a survey of the Milky Way's galactic plane.

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A bright comet is pictured against a black starry sky with its bright central coma visible to the lower left of the image from which a bright tail extends to the upper left.

Trick or treat: Here's where to find comets Lemmon, SWAN and 3I/ATLAS in the Halloween sky

By Anthony Wood published

Read on to discover where comets Lemmon, SWAN and 3I/ATLAS are in the Halloween night sky on Oct. 21 and find out if they're a stargazing trick, or a telescopic treat.

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The planet Mercury appears as a point of light in the sunset sky. The glow of the setting sun is visible to the left close to the horizon as three leafless trees reach skyward.

Mercury shines farthest from the sun in the evening sky on Oct. 29

By Anthony Wood published

Mercury currently appears as a bright "evening star" in the southwestern sky at sunset.

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The moon's disk is shown around its first quarter phase, with its right half lit by direct sunlight, and the left bathed in shadow to match the dark night sky behind.

See a colossal 'X' and 'V' appear on the moon after sunset tonight

By Anthony Wood published

Turn your telescope on the moon at sunset on Oct. 28 to see a colossal "X" and "V" form on the lunar surface as sunlight picks out broken terrain along the terminator.

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A comet is pictured with a bright nucleus in the lower right of an image against the blackness of space, with a long tail extending diagonally to the upper right of the shot. A spiral or light is pictured, appearing to wrap around the comet and its tail, created by the trail of a passing meteor.

Glowing meteor trail photobombs Comet Lemmon in incredible telescope footage. 'A pure perspective miracle'

By Anthony Wood published

A meteor photobombed the patch of sky containing Comet Lemmon on Oct. 24, wrapping it in a glowing trail.

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a green fuzzy streak in the night sky

See Comet Lemmon cross paths with a cosmic serpent tonight

By Anthony Wood published

Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) will pass through the neck of the great celestial serpent represented by the constellation Serpens Caput on the nights of Oct. 26-27.

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An artist's impression of the James Webb Space Telescope flying through space against a star strewn deep blue sky featuring nebula clouds.

Here's where the James Webb Space Telescope and 4 other legendary spacecraft are in October's night sky

By Anthony Wood published

Here's where 5 of NASA's most famous spacecraft can be found in the October sky.

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A deep space nebula scene showing a bubble-like shell of cosmic dust and gas shining red and blue against a black sky peppered with bright stars.

Cosmic 'brain' ponders the cosmos in colorful new photo of the Medulla Nebula

By Anthony Wood published

Light from the ancient supernova remnant was captured over the course of 50 hours in September 2025.

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shooting stars are pictured streaking through a starry night sky above a desert. A well and wooden swing set is visible in the foreground, and a glow can be seen creeping into the horizon from a settlement bordering the far side of a lake.

Orionid meteor shower 2025 lights the night sky over Egypt in stunning photo

By Anthony Wood published

The Orionid meteor shower hit its peak during the dark nights surrounding October's new moon phase.

Meteors & Meteor Showers
Two meteors are pictured streaking Earthward through a black sky peppered with white stars.

When is a 'double fireball' not a 'double fireball'? Wild meteor videos explained by a trick of the light

By Anthony Wood published

Footage appearing to show a number of "double fireball" events may have been caused by a simple quirk of equipment.

Meteors & Meteor Showers
A thin crescent moon is pictured against a darkening blue sky at sunset with a sliver of its right side lit by direct sunlight. Wispy clouds are visible in the foreground.

See a razor-thin crescent moon line up with Mars and Mercury at sunset on Oct. 23

By Anthony Wood published

The waxing moon will appear alongside Mars and Mercury as the sun sets on Oct. 23

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A photograph of the Orionid meteor shower.

Don't miss the Orionid meteor shower peak begin overnight tonight under a moonless sky

By Anthony Wood published

Here's what to expect when the Orionid meteor shower peaks on Oct. 21-23 in a dark, moonless sky.

Meteors & Meteor Showers
A swirling deep space nebula is pictured that takes the vague shape of a cartoonish human heart. The centre of the heart nebula is a pale blue/teal, while the outside is formed of dense dusty filaments of yellow and brown. A colorful starfield is visible in the background.

A cosmic heart bursts with light in new deep space astrophotographer portrait (photo)

By Anthony Wood published

The Heart Nebula shines 6,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Cassiopeia.

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A bright comet is pictured to the lower right of a star-studded black sky. A tail extends diagonally upwards and away from the nucleus, past a bright blue star that dominates the left of the image, featuring prominent refraction spikes.

How to see Comet C/2025 R2 (SWAN) shine in the October sky

By Anthony Wood published

Comet C/2025 R2 (SWAN) will make a close flyby of Earth on Oct. 21.

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