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A comparison of the apparent size of a perigee moon, or "supermoon," and an apogee moon (“minimoon”) as seen through Slooh's Half Meter Telescope at its Canary Islands Observatory in 2015.

Watch live tonight! Slooh webcasts the 'Super Pink Moon' @ 7:30 pm ET

By Space.com Staff

Astronomers with the Slooh online observatory will stream live views of the "Super Pink Moon" in a free webcast today (April 7) at 7:30 p.m. EDT (2330 GMT). Watch it live here!

There's a lot going in space in 2019. Check out our up-to-date space launch schedule and calendar here!

Space calendar 2020: Rocket launches, sky events, missions & more!

By Hanneke Weitering

Here's a guide to all the rocket launches and astronomical events in 2020, as well as milestones for space missions, anniversaries and conferences.

A "Super Pink Moon" in 2013. The full moon of April 2020, a so called Pink Moon, will be the largest full moon of 2020.

Here's the best way to enjoy the 'Super Pink Moon,' according to a NASA astronomer

By Chelsea Gohd

Tonight (April 7), the moon will be at its brightest and largest for the whole year during the "Super Pink Moon."

Astrophysicist Gianluca Masi, of The Virtual Telescope Project, photographed the full moon from Rome, Italy on Jan. 1, 2018.

How to see the 'Super Pink Moon' online in live webcasts today

By Hanneke Weitering

A "Super Pink Moon" will rise into the evening sky today (April 7), and you can watch it online with webcasts from The Virtual Telescope Project and Slooh.

The full pink moon rises over Boston in this photo taken by Chris Cook on Wednesday (April 11). April's full moon isn't actually pink; it's named after the wild ground phlox, one of the first flowers to bloom in spring. Cook said the full moon appeared red-orange that evening due to the thick atmosphere, dust, haze and pollen in the air.

No, the 'Super Pink Moon' isn't really pink … though we wish it was

By Chelsea Gohd

As much as I (an avid lover of all things pink) would love for the "Super Pink Moon," which comes out tonight (April 7) to actually be pink, it won't be.

A "Super Pink Moon" in 2013.

'Super Pink Moon' rises tonight! Teach your kids about the biggest full moon of 2020

By Chelsea Gohd

Tonight (April 7), if you look up at the night sky, you'll see the "Super Pink Moon," the biggest supermoon of the year, shining big and bright.

Skywatcher Tim McCord of Entiat, Washington caught this amazing view of the March 19, 2011 full moon - called a supermoon because the moon was at perigee, the closest point to Earth in its orbit - using a camera-equipped telescope.

April's Super Pink Moon is the biggest full moon of 2020. Here's what to expect.

By Joe Rao

On Tuesday (April 7), the moon will arrive at its closest point to Earth in 2020 a few hours before becoming full. This "supermoon" will be the biggest of the year — but you may not see a difference.

Astrophotographer Chris Schur captured this image of Comet ATLAS from Payson, Arizona, on March 29, 2020. He created this 45-minute exposure using a 10-inch Orion Astrograph and a ST10XME CCD camera.

Bright Comet ATLAS could blaze into view this month

By Joe Rao

Already visible in telescopes and high-power binoculars, the comet may be bright enough to see with the naked eye by the end of April.

The full moon of April, called the Pink Moon, occurs Tuesday, April 7. It will be the biggest "supermoon" of the year!

April Full Moon 2020: 'Super Pink Moon,' the biggest of the year, rises Tuesday

By Jesse Emspak

The full moon of April, called the Pink Moon, occurs Tuesday, April 7. It will be the biggest "supermoon" of the year!

An image taken in March by ESA's Mars Express orbiter shows Jupiter and Saturn moving across the Martian sky.

This is what Jupiter and Saturn look like from Mars

By Meghan Bartels

If you've caught a splendid look at Mars, Jupiter and Saturn in the past few weeks, get ready for a major perspective shift.

The Northeast Astronomy Forum will hold a free virtual experience on April 6, 2020.

Marvel at the universe with the free Northeast Astronomy Forum Virtual Experience today!

By Tariq Malik

The Northeast Astronomy Forum is holding a free "virtual experience" and you can watch it live online, and maybe even win some prizes! Here's how.

This animation combines two images of the potentially hazardous asteroid 1998 OR2, taken about 30 minutes apart, on March 20, 2020.

Huge asteroid 1998 OR2 will zip harmlessly by Earth April 29. See the latest telescope photos.

By Hanneke Weitering

The "potentially hazardous" asteroid 1998 OR2 is just a few weeks away from its close encounter with Earth, and you can watch the giant space rock's approach online or with a small telescope.

Venus and the Pleiades star cluster, photographed on April 1, 2020, by the Virtual Telescope Project.

Look up! Venus and Pleiades star cluster are putting on a rare evening show

By Mike Wall

The coronavirus pandemic may have restricted our movements, but our eyes and minds can still roam the heavens. And there's a great reason to look up over the next few evenings.

Earth and the moon as seen by BepiColombo on March 5, 2020, as the mission began preparing for its flyby of Earth.

Europe's Mercury-bound BepiColombo will swing past Earth soon! Here's what you need to know.

By Meghan Bartels

A mission dubbed BepiColombo is bound for Mercury, but in order to reach its destination, it needs to take the scenic route, beginning with a flyby of Earth later this month.

Zodiacal light glows in the sky at ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) at Paranal Observatory in Chile. Image released Dec. 2, 2013.

Zodiacal light: How to spot the rare celestial glow in the night sky

By Joe Rao

How to see the rare zodiacal light, the faint ghostly glow that appears when sunlight reflects off interplanetary debris likely left over from the formation of our solar system.

Venus reaches its greatest brightness on April 28 at 10:24 a.m. EDT (1424 GMT). This sky map shows where the planet will be on the evening before (April 27) at 10:30 p.m. EDT, as seen from New York City.

April is the month of Venus! See the 'evening star' at its brightest

By Joe Rao

It will pass by the Pleiades star cluster before slimming to a thin crescent by the end of the month.

What might the "red sign" have looked like?

1,400-year-old mystery of strange 'red sign' in Japan's sky solved

By Meghan Bartels

A scarlet fan spread across the skies over Japan 1,400 years ago, and it's been puzzling astronomers ever since.

Full Moon with Airplane

2020 Full Moon Calendar

By Tim Sharp, Kimberly Hickok

The full moon happens once a month. Find out when.

As November begins, Mercury will be in the western evening sky and swinging sunward towards inferior conjunction on November 11, when the speedy planet will transit the sun. The transit will be visible in whole or in part from westernmost Russia, the Middle East, Europe, Africa, South America, North America (except for the extreme north), most of the Pacific Ocean, and New Zealand. After mid-month, Mercury will return to view with an excellent morning apparition for Northern Hemisphere observers, but a poor one for the Southern Hemisphere. The planet will reach peak visibility at greatest western elongation on November 28. Viewed in a telescope during mornings in November, Mercury's disk will diminish in apparent size and wax in illuminated phase from a thin crescent to a 68% full. Over the same period, the planet will brighten. The old crescent moon will pass north of Mercury on November 24-25.

The brightest planets in April's night sky: How to see them (and when)

By Joe Rao

Here's how to see planets visible in April's night sky.

Celestron Astro Fi 130

Celestron Astro Fi 130 telescope: Full review

By Gemma Lavender, All About Space magazine

Celestron's Astro Fi 130 combines good optics with the latest in telescope technology — but is it the right telescope for you?