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James Webb telescope's 'starlit mountaintop' could be the observatory's best image yet — Space photo of the weekThe James Webb Space Telescope has captured infant stars carving peaks of dust and gas in the Pismis 24 star cluster.
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When is the fall equinox, and why does it happen?On Monday, Sept. 22, day and night will be nearly equal in length as Earth's axis is side-on to the sun, officially beginning autumn in the Northern Hemisphere.
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James Webb telescope finds a warped 'Butterfly Star' shedding its chrysalis — Space photo of the weekThe James Webb Space Telescope has snapped a new view of a planet-forming disk within the Taurus star-forming region.
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Who will see the 'blood moon' total lunar eclipse this weekend?The full moon on Sept. 7, 2025 will be a "blood moon" total lunar eclipse. Here's who will see the longest total lunar eclipse since 2022.
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The full 'Corn Moon' rises this week — bringing a 'blood moon' lunar eclipse to most of the worldThe Northern Hemisphere's final full moon will be totally eclipsed in some parts of the world. Here's how to see September's full Corn Moon rise.
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The world's first view of Earth from the moon — Space photo of the weekOn Aug. 23, 1966, NASA's Lunar Orbiter 1 sent back the first photo of Earth from the moon. It showed a grainy crescent Earth that predated Apollo 8's famous color "Earthrise" by over two years.
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Longest canyon in the solar system reveals new secrets — Space photo of the weekNASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter recently photographed Candor Chasma in Mars' Valles Marineris, the largest canyon in the entire solar system.
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A rare 'black moon' rises this weekend: What is it, and what can you see?Saturday's new moon is a seasonal "black moon" — a rare phenomenon that occurs once every 33 months. Here's what that means and why it's a great night for stargazing.
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Giant 'X' appears over Chile as 2 celestial beams of light cross: Space photo of the weekThe bright band of the Milky Way and the faint glow of "zodiacal light" meet above the mountains of Chile's Atacama Desert in this stunning night sky photo.
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See the final 'planet parade' of 2025, starting this weekendSix of Earth's neighboring planets — Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune — will briefly appear in the sky on the same night, starting Sunday (Aug. 17).
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James Webb telescope captures one of the deepest-ever views of the universe — Space photo of the weekThe James Webb telescope's 100-hour reexamination of one of Hubble's most iconic extragalactic images reveals extraordinary new details.
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Perseid meteor shower 2025: How to see 'shooting stars' despite the full moonOne of the most prolific meteor showers of the year will peak overnight on Aug. 12-13, but a bright moon will reduce its visual impact.
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The Perseids are about to peak — here's how to watch the glorious meteor shower without the full moon ruining the showAs many as 100 "shooting stars" per hour can be seen during the peak of the Perseids on Aug. 12 and 13, but a bright full moon means evasive action is required.
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The full 'Sturgeon Moon' rises this weekendIn a rare skywatching treat, you can see August's full Sturgeon Moon rise soon after sunset on both Saturday, Aug. 9 and Sunday, Aug. 10.
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Nine best things to see in the night sky with binoculars: August to November 2025Explore the wonders of the Northern Hemisphere’s night sky with our guide to the best celestial sights you can observe with binoculars between August and October 2025.
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NASA unveils 9 stunning snapshots of the cosmos in X-ray vision: Space photo of the weekScientists have released nine dazzling images from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, blending data with the Hubble and James Webb space telescopes to reveal black holes, star clusters and distant galaxies like never before.
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Astronomers witness a newborn planet emerging from the dust around a sun-like star: Space photo of the weekThe Very Large Telescope in Chile has found, for the first time, an infant planet nestled in spiral arms of dust around a distant sun-like star.
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2 meteor showers to peak on the same night. Here's how to catch them at their best.Two minor meteor showers — the Southern Delta Aquariids and Alpha Capricornids — peak overnight on Monday (July 29-30), making it a great night for stargazing.
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Moon, Mars, and meteors: Why July 28 is the best night for skywatching all summerA conjunction between a crescent moon and Mars joins an ongoing display of 'shooting stars,' making July 28 one of the best nights for skywatching all summer.
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'Fighting dragons' light up little-known constellation in the Southern sky: Space photo of the weekA nebula where young stars sculpt dragon-like forms has been imaged in colorful detail by the Dark Energy Camera in Chile.
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James Webb and Hubble telescopes join forces to explore a cosmic nursery: Space photo of the weekThe mighty James Webb and Hubble space telescopes united to reveal stars being born inside the Small Magellanic Cloud, which orbits the Milky Way.
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Vera C. Rubin Observatory: The groundbreaking mission to make a 10-year, time-lapse movie of the universeArmed with the world's largest digital camera, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile will take night-sky images that revolutionize astronomy.
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Full 'Buck Moon' rises next week: Why it's so specialJuly's full "Buck Moon" will be at its fullest on Thursday, July 10, and will be best seen at moonrise. It is the farthest full moon from the sun all year and one of the lowest in the sky.
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A cotton candy nebula glows in Vera C. Rubin Observatory's first close-up image: Space photo of the weekThis spectacular star-forming region is one of the first images from the new Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile.
