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Asteroid Apophis will fly very close to Earth, but won't hit us for at least 100 years.

Apophis: The asteroid we thought might hit us

By Robert Lea

Though we can now be certain the asteroid Apophis will not strike Earth in 2029, its close passage offers us a unique scientific opportunity.

A Perseid meteor seen in a 30-second exposure image captured in Spruce Knob, West Virginia, on Aug. 11, 2021.

Meteor showers and shooting stars: Formation, facts and discovery

By Space.com Staff

Watching a meteor shower on a clear, dark night is an unforgettable experience.

Best Equipment for Aurora Photography

Best equipment for aurora photography

By Hannahbella Nel

Feature Looking to get into aurora photography? Here are the best cameras, lenses and tripod kits for capturing the Northern Lights.

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Comet C/2012 S1 (ISON) imaged by the TRAPPIST-South national telescope at the European Southern Observatory's (ESOs) La Silla Observatory on November 15, 2013.

Comets: Facts about the 'dirty snowballs' of space

By Charles Q. Choi, Daisy Dobrijevic

Learn about the composition and orbit of comets, as well as the history of their discovery, famous comets and space missions to analyze them.

Using a Teleconverter in Lunar Photography: Moon low over horizon

Using a Teleconverter in Lunar Photography

By Jason Parnell-Brookes

Capture the moon in its fullest glory with the use of a teleconverter.

How to Get the Maximum Zoom From Your Camera:

How to Get the Maximum Zoom From Your Camera

By Jason Parnell-Brookes

We've rounded up some simple tips and tricks for getting maximum zoom from your camera, with advice on how to upgrade your equipment and process your images.

The new Hyperia telescope from Vaonis.

Vaonis announces Hyperia, its most advanced telescope yet

By Alexander Cox

After the release of Stellina and Vespera, Vaonis will launch the most powerful automated telescope yet, Hyperia.

Women in Astrophotography: Orion constellation in sky

Women in Astrophotography Share Their Tips and Tricks

By Jo Plumridge

We sat down with a group of women in astrophotography, to get their top tips for capturing pictures of the night sky.

corona borealis

Two celestial crowns for late summer

By Joe Rao

There are two star patterns representing crowns that are visible in our current late-summer evening sky: Corona Borealis (the Northern Crown) and Corona Australis (the Southern Crown).

A pilot boat passes the rising Harvest Moon on September 20, 2021 off Swanpool Beach, Falmouth, England.

Harvest Moon 2021 offers stunning views to skywatchers around the globe (photos)

By Tereza Pultarova

Stargazers across the globe celebrated this year's magical Harvest Moon, which marked the end of the summer season just two days before the autumnal equinox.

Boy looking through binoculars.

Best binoculars for kids 2021: Top picks for getting a close-up view of the cosmos

By Jamie Carter

Our picks of the best binoculars for kids, and all curious minds wanting to see the moon, planets and star clusters in the night sky.

Twilight's fuzzy boundary complicates the concepts of an equinox and a polar night.

Twilight and the myths of the equinox and 6-month polar night

By Joe Rao

Wednesday (Sept. 22) marks the equinox, which, thanks to its Latin name meaning "equal night," is often thought of as the day when dark and light each claim 12 hours.

Star projector lighting up room

Best star projectors 2021: Indoor views of the night sky

By Jamie Carter

Our recommended star projectors for staying cosy beneath the cosmos.

The Harvest Moon of Oct. 1, 2020

How frequent is the full Harvest Moon?

By Joe Rao

The Harvest Moon is always the full moon closest to the time of the autumnal equinox.

A full moon, known as a Harvest Moon, rises over Washington, D.C., on Sept. 19, 2013.

The full Harvest Moon of 2021 rises tonight: Here's what to look for

By Tereza Pultarova

The full Harvest Moon rises tonight, accompanied by brightly shining planets Venus and Jupiter.

Astrophotographer Anthony Lynch sent in this photo of the Harvest Moon, September 2013, taken at Phoenix Park in Dublin, Ireland.

Harvest Moon 2021: When and how to see September's full moon

By Jesse Emspak

The full moon of September 2021 also carries the title of the Harvest Moon for those living in the Northern Hemisphere.

Amateur satellite tracker Marco Langbroek captured this view of SpaceX's Crew Dragon Resilience passing over the Old Leiden Observatory in the Netherlands, on Sept. 16, 2021. It is a stack of 37 1-second exposures, each captured 1 second apart.

How to see SpaceX's Inspiration4 spacecraft in the night sky

By Hanneke Weitering

Four private astronauts are currently circling the globe in a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft, and you can see the capsule from Earth.

A Hubble Space Telescope image of AG Carinae, an unstable star that is on the brink of exploding.

900-year-old Chinese supernova mystery points to strange nebula

By Doris Elin Urrutia

In the year 1181 AD, a new bright point of light as luminous as the planet Saturn appeared to Chinese and Japanese skygazers for a little more than six months before disappearing.

Star Rover review: Image shows the night sky in the app.

Star Rover review

By Stephanie Conway

Review With the Star Rover stargazing app, you can get access to a decent celestial database on your phone for the price of a small fries.

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Jupiter, Saturn and the half moon, as seen from New York City looking south on the night of Sept. 16, 2021.

The moon will visit Saturn and Jupiter this week in skywatching doubleheader

By Joe Rao

It's an excellent week to go skywatching as the moon creeps up to the two largest planets in our solar system.