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The night sky is filled spectacular cosmic treasures, from the moon and other planets to distant stars and galaxies. See amazing pictures of the night sky as seen by veteran observers and amateur astronomers here. 

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The moon, Jupiter and Saturn will form a fetching triangle in the night sky in October 2021.

Look up! The moon and 3 planets will gather after sundown this week

By Joe Rao

Between Saturday and Thursday evenings (Oct. 9 to Oct. 14), the moon will visit not one but three bright planets: Venus, Saturn and Jupiter.

Astrophotography for beginners: Image of night sky with rocky beach in foreground

Astrophotography for beginners: How to shoot the night sky

By Stuart Cornell

In this astrophotography for beginners guide we cover everything from camera settings to equipment to editing tips

European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet snapped a photo of a stunning aurora on Aug. 20 from the International Space Station.

Superbright aurora lights up Earth's night side in incredible image from space

By Yasemin Saplakoglu

An astronaut aboard the International Space Station (ISS) captured a stunning new photo of the luminous green and red lights of an aurora hugging clouds swirling around Earth's night side.

Romanian photographer Bogdan Borz captured this image of the nebula IC 2944 — 6,000 light-years away — from Chile.

Photos: Astrophotographers capture stunning views of the night sky for 2021 contest

By Stephanie Pappas

Here's a look at stunning astronomy images from the Royal Observatory Greenwich's Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition.

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.

How to Hold Binoculars Steady: Keep skywatching for longer

How to Hold Binoculars Steady: Keep skywatching for longer

By Russ Swan

Check our top tips for keeping your binoculars steady, eliminating the shakes and gaining a clear view of the heavens

Brazilian observer José Luis Pereira captured this shot of an impactor (bright flash at center-left) hitting Jupiter on Sept. 13, 2021.

Jupiter just got smacked by a space rock and an amateur astronomer caught it on camera

By Mike Wall

The giant planet gets pummeled on a fairly regular basis.

A meteor over Southampton coast of England on Sept. 5, 2021.

Brilliant meteor lights up sky over southern England coast (video)

By Alexander Cox

The meteor lit up the night sky.

Mercury and Venus will appear low in the western sky 30 minutes after sunset on Sept. 5, 2021 during September's new moon. The bright star Spica will be visible below and to the left of Venus.

How to see Venus shine with bright star Spica tonight and maybe spot Mercury, too

By Tariq Malik

Venus and the bright star Spica will shine in the evening sky tonight (Sept. 5). Mercury is visible, too.

This image by the Hubble Space Telescope’s Wide Field Camera 3 instrument, features the Herbig-Haro object HH111, which lies about 1,300 light-years from Earth. Herbig-Haro objects consist of young stars blasting superheated jets through surrounding clouds of dust and gas.

Amazing Hubble telescope photo shows space 'sword' piercing huge celestial 'heart'

By Mike Wall

A flaming blue sword seems to pierce a giant cosmic heart in a gorgeous new photo captured by the Hubble Space Telescope.

Stealth Transit's system detects approaching satellites and uses an active shutter to interrupt exposure to protect astronomical observations from unwanted effects of the passing satellites.

Russian startup tests technology that filters SpaceX Starlink passes from astronomical observations

By Tereza Pultarova

A Russian startup is testing a technology that filters out disruptive passes of SpaceX's Starlink satellites from astronomical observations.

A view of a brilliant fireball that let up the night sky over North Texas on July 25, 2021.

Fireball streaks across North Texas, creating light show and sonic boom

By Stephanie Pappas

A fireball streaked across North Texas last night, leading to several hundred witness reports of a bright flash and sonic boom.

Skywatching with a Unistellar telescope

Telescope maker Unistellar teams up with camera giant Nikon to increase access to high-tech skywatching

By Alexander Cox

The optics giants will collaborate to bridge the gap between amateur astronomers and professionals.

Super Moon In My Room by Uncle Milton is a wall-mounted moon lamp that can sync up with the real phases of the moon. It is 30-percent larger that Uncle Milton's earlier Moon In My Room and plays Neil Armstrong's historic words from the Apollo 11 moon landing.

Light up the night with Uncle Milton's 'Moon in My Room' for 40% off this Prime Day

By Elizabeth Howell

The "Moon in My Room" is available until the end of the day today (June 22) at Amazon for 40% off, so be sure to snap it up quickly.

Celestron's NexYZ 3-Axis Universal Smartphone Adapter is 33% off for Prime Day to help you snap photos through a telescope.

This Celestron Universal Smartphone Adapter Prime Day deal will help you snap telescope photos in no time

By Elizabeth Howell

This device will hook up your telescope to any smartphone, and it's available on Amazon for $22 less.

Celestron's AstroMaster 130EQ Newtonian Telescope is on sale for Prime Day.

Save 30% on Celestron's AstroMaster 130EQ telescope for Prime Day

By Space.com Staff

Celestron's AstroMaster 130EQ telescope is on sale this Amazon Prime Day for $195.99, down 30% from the usual price of $279.96.

A plane flies in front of the partially eclipse sun in this stunning photo from photographers Imelda Joson and Edwin Aguirre at Black Falcon Cruise Ship Terminal in Boston on June 10, 2021.

'Ring of fire' solar eclipse of 2021 thrills stargazers with sunrise spectacle

By Tereza Pultarova

The "ring of fire" solar eclipse was observable from northern latitudes of Europe and America today, but clouds ruined the show for some.

The eclipsed sun rises over the U.S. Capitol Building on June 10, 2021, in an image from NASA photographer Bill Ingalls.

These NASA photos of the sunrise solar eclipse of 2021 are just jaw-dropping

By Meghan Bartels

Most of the U.S. missed out on the "ring of fire" piece of Thursday's solar eclipse, but parts of the East Coast caught a stunning sunrise partial eclipse to make up for it.

Astronauts got a view of a partial lunar eclipse while onboard the International Space Station, on May 26, 2021.

See the 'Super Flower Blood Moon' from orbit as only astronauts could (photos)

By Kasandra Brabaw

Astronauts at the International Space Station got some spectacular views of May's lunar eclipse from orbit.

The total lunar eclipse as seen over Chico, California, on May 26, 2021, by Patrick T. Fallon.

Spectacular Super Flower Blood Moon of 2021 thrills stargazers around the world

By Tereza Pultarova

From the western U.S. to India, millions of skywatchers got a special treat with this year's largest full moon as it arrived accompanied by the only total lunar eclipse of 2021.