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The brightest planets in June's night sky: How to see them (and when)

By Joe Rao last updated

Reference Where are the bright naked-eye planets in June A guide to the bright naked-eye planets in June 2025 and the best times to view them.2025 and when are the best times to view them?

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June full moon 2025: The Strawberry Moon hides red star Antares

By Jesse Emspak last updated

Reference The full moon of June 2025, the Strawberry Moon, will pass in front of the red supergiant star Antares the day before the full moon in an event known as an occultation.

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Northern lights may be visible in these 23 US States June 1

By Daisy Dobrijevic published

Auroras may be visible from Alaska to Pennsylvania as Earth reverberates from the impact of a speedy solar storm.

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Aurora alert: Ongoing powerful geomagnetic storm could spark more northern lights across the US tonight

By Daisy Dobrijevic published

Northern lights may once again be visible deep into mid latitudes tonight as geomagnetic storm conditions continue to wreak havoc with Earth's magnetic field.

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Severe G4 geomagnetic storm sparks northern lights across US and beyond (photos)

By Daisy Dobrijevic published

The speedy solar storm arrived in style, sparking stunning aurora displays as far south as California and New Mexico.

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

By Chris Vaughan last updated

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

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Northern lights erupt over a lake in Minnesota in a dark sky overhead shining rainbow of Aurora light as the sun sets on the horizon

Northern lights may be visible in these 20 US States May 31

By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated

Auroras may be visible from Alaska to Connecticut as speedy solar winds and an incoming CME fuel geomagnetic storm conditions.

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Aurora alert: Severe geomagnetic storm could spark northern lights as far south as Alabama and northern California tonight

By Daisy Dobrijevic published

Attention aurora chasers! Powerful geomagnetic storm conditions could trigger northern lights at mid-latitudes tonight as a coronal mass ejection impact is imminent.

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Venus is shown above the horizon in a simulated pre-dawn hours of June 1, with the locations of Neptune and Saturn shown to the upper right. a close up picture of Venus's half-lit disk is shown to the left hand side of the screen.

Venus is at its farthest from the sun on June 1: Here's how to see the bright 'morning star' this weekend

By Anthony Wood published

Venus will rise in the eastern sky in the pre-dawn hours of June 1 alongside Saturn and Neptune.

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Watch a brilliant 'fireball' meteor explode over China on May 28 (video)

By Anthony Wood published

It was likely a sporadic meteor unrelated to any major shower.

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