The 'Supermoon' Syndrome Rises with February's Full Moon By Joe Rao On Tuesday, Feb. 19, you'll no doubt hear the mainstream media proclaiming that on that night Earthlings will witness a "supermoon."
Color Mosaic of the Full Moon Reveals Blue 'Seas' of Titanium (Photo) By Miguel Claro A colorful high-resolution mosaic of the full moon reveals slight differences in the chemical constitution of the lunar surface.
See Venus and Saturn Pass Each Other at Dawn on Monday By Joe Rao Come early Monday morning, you'll be able to watch two planets that will pass in the dawn.
Comet and the Pleiades Meet Up in Meteor Shower in This Fantastic Photo By Miguel Claro Meteors, star clusters and a naked-eye comet light up the sky over Portugal in this full-dome fisheye photo captured during the Geminid meteor shower of 2018.
Earth's Shadow and the 'Belt of Venus' Arc Over La Palma in a Scenic Panorama (Photo) By Hanneke Weitering Earth's shadow and the Belt of Venus loom above the horizon behind the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory on La Palma in this panorama by astrophotographer Chirag Upreti.
How to See Comet Iwamoto Fly Past Earth This Week By Hanneke Weitering The brilliant, blue-green comet C/2018 Y1 Iwamoto will zip by Earth this week, and the speedy space "snowball" is currently visible in the night sky with binoculars and small telescopes.
A Comet, Meteor, Nebula and the Pleiades Combine into One Epic Space Photo By Miguel Claro A deep-space panorama shows Comet 46P/Wirtanen, the Pleiades star cluster and a meteor crossing in front of the California Nebula.
No, You Won’t See an 'Apocalypse Asteroid' in the Sky on Valentine's Day By Mike Wall Despite what you may have heard, the Valentine’s Day sky won't provide a glimpse of our impending doom. (Unless you're a star-crossed lover, of course.)
You Can See Mars Near the Moon Tonight! Here's Where to Look. By Tariq Malik Mars and the crescent moon will team up in a delightful celestial sight tonight (Feb. 10) and NASA has some tips to help you spot the Red Planet in the night sky.
Why (and How) to Skywatch When Winter Temperatures Plummet By Joe Rao One of the big news stories nationally over the past few weeks has been the invasion of the polar vortex in the northern tier of the United States.
Supermoon 2019: When and How to See the Supermoon Trifecta By Hanneke Weitering This year skywatchers will get to witness three supermoons in a row on Jan. 21, Feb. 19 and March 21.
The 'Super Blood Wolf Moon' Ends with a Lunar Corona in Gorgeous Time-Lapse Photo By Miguel Claro A photo time-lapse sequence shows the path of totality during the Super Blood Wolf Moon of Jan. 20-21, 2019, ending with a lunar corona.
Bright Sights, Big City: Planets Align Over Manhattan in Gorgeous Photo By Mike Wall Celestial sights rival Manhattan's lights in a gorgeous skywatcher photo.
February New Moon 2019: Catch Saturn, Mars & More in the 'Moonless' Night Sky By Jesse Emspak The new moon occurs Feb. 4, at 4:04 p.m. EST (2104 GMT), two days after our satellite makes a close pass by Saturn and a day before it reaches apogee, the farthest point in its orbit from Earth.
The Brightest Planets in February's Night Sky: How to See them (and When) By Joe Rao Here's how to see three naked-eye planets visible in February's night sky.
Night Sky, February 2019: What You Can See This Month [Maps] By Chris Vaughan Find out what's up in your night sky during February 2019 and how to see it in this Space.com stargazing guide.
Best Night Sky Events of February 2019 (Stargazing Maps) By Chris Vaughan See what's up in the night sky for February 2019, including stargazing events and the moon's phases, in this Space.com gallery courtesy of Starry Night Software.
