See Mars rise with the 'half' moon early Saturday morning By Hanneke Weitering The last-quarter moon will make a close approach to the Red Planet in the predawn sky on Saturday (June 13), providing a celestial treat for early birds and night owls.
Astronomers and SpaceX coming together to make Starlink megaconstellation less disruptive to science By Meghan Bartels Astronomers are praising SpaceX's response to months of outcry over the visibility of the company's Starlink internet satellites from scientists dismayed by interference with observations.
Celestron FirstScope 76: Full review By Gemma Lavender, All About Space magazine The fuss-free Celestron FirstScope 76 is an easy telescope to use, but expectations should be tailored when looking through the eyepiece
NASA sun observatory spies Comet Atlas in the solar wind. (Mercury, too!) By Meghan Bartels You'll need a minute to take it all in, there's a lot going on in this stunning view of the inner solar system, including a comet, Mercury and some solar weather.
'Strawberry Moon' lunar eclipse treats skywatchers around the world (photos) By Elizabeth Howell Photographers around the world captured stunning images of the recent Full Strawberry Moon eclipse, showing the subtle darkening as the moon barely grazed the shadow of the Earth.
Jupiter and Saturn form a triangle with the moon tonight. Here's how to see it. By Elizabeth Howell Look up late tonight (June 8) and early tomorrow morning to see Jupiter and Saturn form a triangle with Earth's moon.
Brilliant fireball lights up skies over Tennessee (video) By Tariq Malik A meteor lit up the night sky over Tennessee and neighboring states late Sunday (June 7), sparking 120 fireball sightings across 12 different nearby states and Canada.
Stadium-size asteroid will safely fly by Earth tonight By Elizabeth Howell A near-Earth asteroid will whiz safely by our planet, and astronomers may be able to watch the monster rock's flight through telescopes.
Eclipse season 2020 has arrived! Catch 2 lunar eclipses and a 'ring of fire' this summer By Joe Rao During June and early July, it is eclipse season once again. In the coming weeks, there will be three eclipses that take place: one of the sun and two of the moon.
Strawberry Moon lunar eclipse of 2020 occurs today. Here's what to expect. By Meghan Bartels Sharp-eyed skywatchers in parts of the world may be able to catch a slight lunar eclipse today as Earth embarks on a new "eclipse season," although North American viewers will be out of luck.
June full moon 2020: The 'Strawberry Moon' brings a penumbral lunar eclipse By Jesse Emspak The full moon of June, also called the Strawberry Moon, will occur June 5 at 3:12 p.m. EDT (1912 GMT). That same day, a penumbral lunar eclipse will be visible in Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia.
You can see SpaceX's 1st Crew Dragon with astronauts in the night sky tonight. Here's how. By Joe Rao If the skies are clear this evening (May 30), observers across the central and northern United States and southern Canada could get an opportunity to see Crew Dragon move across their local skies.
Russian military satellite launch spawns space-junk fireball over Australia (video) By Mike Wall Russia launched a military satellite to orbit on Friday (May 22), and the mission generated plenty of drama in the downward direction as well.
Farewell Venus, hello Mercury! The innermost planet steals the spotlight this week By Joe Rao As the "evening star" Venus begins to retreat from the evening sky, the tiny planet Mercury prepares to put on a show.
Comet SWAN: A brilliant 'icy wanderer' in photos By Space.com Staff See photos of the newly discovered Comet C/2020 F8 SWAN.
See Jupiter and Saturn snuggle up in the predawn sky this week By Elizabeth Howell The two giant planets of the solar system, Jupiter and Saturn, will snuggle up in the predawn sky this week, offering spectacular views for night owls and early risers.
Japanese satellite filled with 'shooting star' pellets won't spawn artificial meteor shower after all By Mike Wall We'll have to wait another three years or so to see a Japanese company's first big artificial-meteor sky show.
See Mars meet the last-quarter moon in the predawn sky Friday By Hanneke Weitering You'll need to get up before sunrise to see it!
A sun-watching spacecraft just might fly through tail of Comet ATLAS in rare encounter By Meghan Bartels Last month, Comet ATLAS shattered skywatchers' hopes of a brilliant display when it began crumbling — but scientists have spotted a new serendipitous opportunity to study its rubble.
