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.
Newfound Comet SWAN could soon fizzle out of view By Joe Rao During the next couple of weeks we'll have a chance of seeing a new comet as it sweeps past the sun — that is, if the comet doesn't fizzle first.
See the moon near Jupiter and Saturn in the predawn sky Tuesday By Hanneke Weitering The moon will make a close approach to Jupiter and Saturn in the predawn sky on Tuesday, May 12, 2020.
'A truly dark night sky can change someone's life forever': Q&A with 'The World at Night' photobook author Babak Tafreshi By Doris Elin Urrutia Two of Babak Tafreshi's major astrophotography programs were canceled or postponed this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, he told Space.com.
In photos: The dazzling 'Super Flower Moon' of May 2020 By Chelsea Gohd Space.com readers not only enjoyed the spectacle but snapped some truly incredible photos of the full moon.
See the Full Flower Moon, last supermoon of 2020, bloom in these stunning photos By Chelsea Gohd May's full moon, also known as the "Flower Moon," dazzled skywatchers on Thursday (May 7) as it lit up the springtime sky.
Will the 'Full Flower Supermoon' of May actually be 'super'? The experts disagree. By Elizabeth Howell Is the Full Flower Moon today (May 7) really a supermoon? It depends on who you ask.
'Full Flower Moon': See the last supermoon of 2020 at its best in these webcasts By Elizabeth Howell May's full moon is Thursday, May 7, but you can see it at its best tonight!
The hunt for asteroid impacts on the moon heats up with new observatory By Meghan Bartels Sometimes a flash in the night is actually an asteroid slamming into the moon.
May full moon 2020: How to see the Flower Moon and the last supermoon of 2020 By Jesse Emspak The full moon of May, also called the Flower Moon, arrives on Thursday (May 7). It will be the third and final "supermoon" of 2020.
Eta Aquarid meteor shower 2020: When, where and how to see it By Jesse Emspak The Eta Aquarid meteor shower from late April to mid-May offers a long stretch of spectacular 'shooting stars' that even a casual observer can spot in the night sky.
The 2020 Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks tonight! See 'crumbs' of Comet Halley rain on Earth By Joe Rao The Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks overnight tonight (May 4), with the best views arriving before dawn on Tuesday (May 5).
The starry dusty field from the core of our Milky Way galaxy (photo) By Miguel Claro A panoramic view of the Milky Way galaxy's dusty core reveals several colorful deep-space nebulas.
