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On Aug. 2, 2027, a path of totality across southern Spain, North Africa and the Middle East will bring what many eclipse chasers are calling...

Giant asteroid 1997 NC1, possibly up to a mile wide, will safely pass Earth this weekend, with live online streams on Friday, June 26 and Sa...

On July 22, 2028, a spectacular total solar eclipse will unfold above one of the world’s most famous skylines, plunging Sydney, Australia, i...

A rare and spectacular total solar eclipse is set for Aug. 12, 2026, across the Arctic, eastern Greenland, western Iceland, the Atlantic Oce...

In one of the year’s most striking naked-eye celestial events, Venus and Jupiter will appear to come within just 1.6 degrees of each other a...

The Perseid meteor shower begins today, with a moonless August peak expected to produce up to 100 meteors an hour under ideal dark-sky condi...

A new moon on July 14 starts the countdown to the August 12 total solar eclipse, while the first waxing crescent and the opening of the Pers...

The meteor shower starts in mid-July, but its magnificent peak is in mid-August.

August 12, 2026 brings a rare skywatching double-header: a solar eclipse across Europe and parts of North America, followed by the peak of t...

Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2026 shortlist features eclipses, nebulae, aurorae and Milky Way images ahead of the September winners an...

The only thing cooler than an eclipse or a sunset is when both happen at once.

Mercury, Venus and Jupiter will gather low in the evening sky this weekend, giving skywatchers a brief chance to see three planets together...