What more is there to see? Let’s look. The swirling spiral in the middle of the night sky pulls you right into the painting. You may have noticed all those different variations of blue.

This month, the national park’s lustrous night skies sparked a new superlative: Big Bend became part of the largest dark sky area in the world. Dark sky areas—parks, communities, and reserves ...

Any day now, a massive stellar blast could light up the night sky so brightly, you won't even need a telescope to see it. Sound familiar? In case you're wondering, yes, this is the same so-called ...

Find out what's up in your night sky during May 2025 and how to see it in this Space.com stargazing guide. Looking for a telescope for the next night sky event? We recommend the Celestron ...

A celestial leap is set to take place over two nights as the moon and Jupiter will appear to dance near to each other in the night sky. The crescent moon will appear "wafer thin" through the night ...

See meteors from Halley's Comet and this year's final micromoon Eyes to the sky for the month of May, for a chance to spot pieces of Halley's Comet streaking by overhead. The astronomical events ...

Unlike Earth's auroras, the Martian aurora uniformly lights up the entire sky. Auroras, like the Northern and Southern Lights, are formed when charged particles from the sun (solar wind ...

Debris from one of the most famous comets is about to speed across the night sky. The Eta Aquarid meteor shower is expected to reach its peak on Sunday, according to the Old Farmer’s Almanac.

Thankfully the moon is still a diminutive waxing crescent in the western night sky, and so will offer relatively little glare as you search for the distant asteroid. Vesta will reach the point of ...

May’s planet-packed stargazing lineup makes that easy. While you can see many of May’s night-sky sights without instruments, a pair of stargazing binoculars is always nice to keep handy.

A straight line of what appears to be stars hurtling across the night sky may startle many people. Here is everything you need to know about these mysterious lights in the sky.First off ...

Analysis: From meteor showers to constellations, here's what you need to know about observing the summer sky using the unaided eye and binoculars The summer sky at night from Ireland offers a ...