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See Orion hunt the half-lit moon on Oct. 12

By Anthony Wood published

Don't miss the moon, Jupiter and the stars of the constellation Orion rise along the southern horizon on Oct. 12.

Stargazing

How to find Comet Lemmon in the night sky as it brightens this October

By Anthony Wood published

Here's how to find Comet Lemmon in October's night sky.

Stargazing
A man looking up at the night sky with the Unistellar Envision smart binoculars with water in the background.

'It felt like something out of Star Trek.' I got a first look at the Unistellar Envision smart binoculars (video)

By Tariq Malik published

Deals These binoculars guide you through the night sky in real time, with a database of 200,000 stars, and in this hands-on test, I was impressed with their quality. They're currently also $500 off for pre-orders.

Deals

The Delta Aurigid meteor shower 2025 peaks tonight in the light of a waning gibbous moon

By Anthony Wood published

The Delta Aurigids 2025 will make for a challenging skywatching event, here's why.

Meteors & Meteor Showers

Colossal 'hole' in the sun could spark impressive auroras this weekend

By Daisy Dobrijevic published

The sun's returning coronal hole could stir up geomagnetic storms and dazzling auroras under clear, dark skies this weekend.

Auroras

Orionid meteor shower 2025: When, where and how to see it

By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated

Reference Learn when, where, and how to see the Orionid meteor shower, peaking in late October this year.

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Night sky, October 2025: What you can see tonight [maps]

By Chris Vaughan last updated

Reference Find out what's up in your night sky during October 2025 and how to see it in this Space.com stargazing guide.

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A deep space scene in which swirling brown clouds of molecular dusk appear to form the hairy outline of a baboon's face, while blue emission nebulas appear like eyes in the middle of the image, and a knot of dense material forms a dark mouth to the lower left. A globular star cluster is visible shining to the upper right of the shot.

Cosmic baboon rampages through deep space in gorgeous new nebula photo

By Anthony Wood published

We're not the only ones who see a baboon in this nebula photo, right?

Astrophotography

The total solar eclipse 2024 tricked birds into singing a 'false dawn chorus'

By Stefanie Waldek published

Just four minutes of darkness was enough to confuse dozens of species of birds.

Solar Eclipses
a large supermoon is partially hidden by a rocky mountain, the moon appears large and slightly orange.

Supermoon: what is it and when is the next one?

By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated

Reference Learn what makes a supermoon unique, how it impacts the moon's brightness, and when you can catch the next one in our ultimate supermoon guide.

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