It’s a busy month for Mars and the moon—not to mention the Eta Aquariid meteor shower. Here’s what to watch for, and when.

The night sky tonight and on any clear night offers an ever-changing display of fascinating objects you can see, from stars and constellations to bright planets, the moon, and sometimes special ...

With up to 60 meteors per hour under perfect conditions during the peak night, the Eta Aquariids are considered a strong ...

The bright star Spica will appear to dance around Earth's moon on the night of May 9. Here's how to catch the celestial pair ...

Meanwhile, astronomers are keeping watch for a rare nova—a sudden explosion of a distant star—that could appear to the naked ...

May’s night sky is packed ... the month. Moon, Mars, and the Beehive Cluster—May 3 Just after sunset, look to the west to spot a celestial “swarm.” The stars of the Beehive Cluster ...

Arguably, the highlight for astrophotographers this month is comet C/2025 F2 (SWAN)’s brush with the Pleiades open cluster to ...

Here's what's coming to the night sky. The first quarter moon this ... the first half of the night. You may also be able to see the Beehive Cluster (Messier 44), a cluster of 1,000 stars that's ...

A bright Moon dominates the sky, passing two bright stars as Juno reaches opposition and Mercury dips toward the horizon in ...

Go outside and face west at 8 p.m. Right in front of you, very close to the horizon is Orion the Hunter, the sky’s most ...