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

A photo of a fractured comet nucleus is displayed on a laptop screen, which sits against the backdrop of a colorful deep space image populated by swirling interstellar clouds and bright stars.

Watch fractured comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) race away from the sun in free livestream tonight

By Anthony Wood published

Comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) fractured following a close brush with the sun on Oct. 8.

Stargazing
A photo of Saturn in the darkness of space with its rings stacked together

Saturn's rings will seem to disappear on Nov. 23: Here's how to catch the illusion

By Anthony Wood published

Saturn will briefly lose its bling.

Stargazing
A chaotic nebula scene that appears to take on the appearance of a cosmic lion roaring in deep space against a sea of stars.

A 'rampaging lion' nebula roars to life in a stunning deep-space photo

By Anthony Wood published

The Lion Nebula is located 10,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Cepheus

Astrophotography
The ice giant Uranus is pictured shining against the blackness of space. Its blue surface is marked by lighter clouds and an equatorial band, while a large pale cloud hovers over its polar region.

Spot Uranus shining at its brightest this year — here's what to expect on Nov. 21

By Anthony Wood published

Uranus will appear opposite the sun in Earth's sky on Nov. 21.

Stargazing
A glowing comet nucleus and coma are visible to the lower left of an image against a black night sky, punctuated by numerous white points representing stars. A ghostly tail is visible extending diagonally from the nucleus to the upper right corner of the image.

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS shines in new image captured after close pass by the sun (photo)

By Anthony Wood published

"For me, it is particularly interesting to see how such an interstellar object evolves."

Astrophotography
A series of star maps of the night sky

The moon is farther from Earth tonight than it will be until 2043

By Anthony Wood published

The most distant moon since March 2020 takes to the sky today, but you won't be able to see it.

Stargazing
A swirling red nebula is pictured against a distant starfield

Astrophotographer spies an ancient supernova remnant shining in the wing of a cosmic swan (photo)

By Anthony Wood published

The Eastern Veil Nebula is part of a colossal supernova remnant known as the Cygnus Loop.

Astrophotography
A bright, fuzzy point of light representing a comet's central coma is visible shining to the lower left of an image, with a faint tail extending to the upper left lof the screen. Points of light representing stars are visible in the black sky beyond.

Watch interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS speed away from the sun in free telescope livestream tonight

By Anthony Wood last updated

Comet 3I/ATLAS recently emerged from behind the glare of the sun to become visible to ground-based telescopes.

Stargazing
A lone meteor is spotted streaking through a dark starry sky above a silhouetted hill.

The Leonid meteor shower peaks tonight: Here's where to look for 'shooting stars'

By Anthony Wood published

Leonid meteors may appear whenever the constellation Leo is above the horizon.

Meteors & Meteor Showers
A telescope on a tripod sits in a grassy field looking at the pink glow of the Milky Way galaxy past some trees with a light blue night sky behind

Expert advice for new stargazers: How to begin your amateur astronomy journey

By Anthony Wood published

Astronomers and expert stargazers share their top skywatching tips for beginners.

Stargazing
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.

Stargazing
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."

Astrophotography
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.

Stargazing
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."

Astrophotography
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.

Astrophotography
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

Stargazing

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.

Stargazing
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

Stargazing

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.

Stargazing
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.

Stargazing
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.

Astrophotography
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.

Stargazing
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.

Stargazing
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.

Stargazing
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