
Jamie Carter
Jamie Carter is a freelance journalist and regular Live Science contributor based in Cardiff, U.K. He is the author of A Stargazing Program For Beginners and lectures on astronomy and the natural world. Jamie regularly writes for Space.com, TechRadar.com, Forbes Science, BBC Wildlife magazine and Scientific American, and many others. He edits WhenIsTheNextEclipse.com.
Latest articles by Jamie Carter

Historic space photo of the week: Voyager 2 spies a storm on Saturn 42 years ago
By Jamie Carter published
With the ringed planet currently perfectly positioned for observation with a small telescope, relive Voyager 2's landmark 1981 visit.

Space photo of the week: Gargantuan sunspots photobomb the world's largest telescope
By Jamie Carter published
Two planet-sized sunspots peer out from behind what will be the world's largest telescope, currently being built on a mountaintop in Chile.

Space photo of the week: James Webb sees the Whirlpool Galaxy in a new light
By Jamie Carter published
James Webb Space Telescope shows new star clusters forming in one of the best-looking "grand-design" spiral galaxies in the night sky.

The last blue supermoon until 2037 will rise tonight. Here's how to watch.
By Jamie Carter published
The closest, brightest full moon of 2023 is also the second full moon in the same calendar month. Here's how to see it.

Space photo of the week: Ring Nebula glistens like a jelly-filled doughnut in Webb telescope's latest images
By Jamie Carter published
The archetypal planetary nebula imaged by the James Webb Space Telescope now comes in two colorful versions, each showing spectacular features.

Space photo of the week: A cosmic 'ghost' peers through the universe's past
By Jamie Carter published
Imaged beautifully by Hubble, NGC 6684 is a 'lenticular' galaxy very different to our own Milky Way.

'Ring of fire' solar eclipse 2023: How to watch in-person (and virtually)
By Jamie Carter published
On Oct. 14, an epic 'ring of fire' annular solar eclipse will swoop across North America, providing once-in-a-lifetime views for several states. Here’s how to watch, no matter where you are.

Space photo of the week: Hubble captures one of our galaxy's oldest objects
By Jamie Carter published
This week, the Hubble Space Telescope captured a stunning image of globular cluster NGC 6652 — a collection of some of the oldest stars in the Milky Way galaxy.

Why Venus is now a slim crescent and will disappear from the evening sky this weekend
By Jamie Carter published
The second planet from the sun is approaching 'inferior conjunction' as it swaps from being the 'Evening Star' to the 'Morning Star,' passing between Earth and the sun in the meantime.

Perseid meteor shower peak on Aug. 12 and 13 will be the 'best in years.' Here's how to watch.
By Jamie Carter published
As many as 100 'shooting stars' per hour will be visible during the moonless peak of the Perseids on Aug. 12 and 13.

The 'Sturgeon Supermoon' — August's 1st of 2 full supermoons — swims into the sky Aug. 1
By Jamie Carter published
The 'Sturgeon Supermoon' will be the second of four supermoons in 2023 and best viewed at moonrise on Tuesday, August 1, 2023.

How to watch the Delta Aquariids meteor shower kick off 'shooting star' season this weekend
By Jamie Carter published
As many as 20 'shooting stars' per hour will fall during the peak of the Delta Aquariid meteor shower this weekend, but August's Perseid meteor shower will be far more impressive.

Earth is about to reach its farthest point from the sun. So why is it so hot?
By Jamie Carter published
Aphelion marks the point in our planet's orbit of the sun when it's at its maximum distance from our star. So why is it so hot out?

How to see the moon in conjunction with 5 planets this month
By Jamie Carter published
In early July, our natural satellite will appear close to Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Venus and Mercury.

Watch the full Buck Moon — the year's 1st supermoon — gallop into the sky on July 3
By Jamie Carter published
July's full moon will be one of the closest to Earth of the year and one of the lowest-hanging as seen from the Northern Hemisphere.

10 temples, tombs and monuments that align with the summer solstice
By Jamie Carter published
From the Mediterranean to North America, there's a lot of evidence that the day the 'sun stands still' has been important to humans for thousands of years.

2 planets will align with the 'Earth-shining' moon on the summer solstice. Here's how to watch.
By Jamie Carter published
Astronomical summer in the Northern Hemisphere begins with the closest alignments of Mars, Venus and the 'Earth-shining' crescent moon until 2028.

Earth's highest, coldest, rarest clouds are back. How to see the eerie 'noctilucent clouds' this summer.
By Jamie Carter published
Look North as the stars appear in June and July to have a chance of seeing rare noctilucent (or 'night-shining') clouds with the naked eye.

How to watch Mars photobomb the buzzing Beehive Cluster of stars this week
By Jamie Carter published
Here's how to watch the Red Planet swoop across the Beehive Cluster — one of the closest star clusters to Earth — after sunset this week.

Watch the full 'Strawberry Moon' rise on June 3
By Jamie Carter published
June's full moon is known as the Strawberry Moon, the Hot Moon and the Rose Moon. It will be at its fullest on Saturday night, June 3.

What is a 'black moon'? Why May's new moon has an unusual name.
By Jamie Carter published
On Friday, May 19, a rare 'black moon' rises. Here's what that means, and what you can actually see.

How to see ghostly 'Da Vinci glow' illuminate the crescent moon this week
By Jamie Carter published
Twice-reflected sunlight subtly illuminates the dark limb of the crescent moon just before and after the new moon in a phenomenon called Earthshine, or 'Da Vinci glow'.

How to watch the Eta Aquarid meteor shower — a burst of 'shooting stars' left by Halley's Comet — peak this weekend
By Jamie Carter published
An outburst of 'shooting stars' from Halley's Comet could result in a dazzling Eta Aquarid meteor shower on May 5 and 6 — if the full moon doesn't get in the way.

How to see the full 'Flower Moon' eclipsed by Earth's shadow this weekend
By Jamie Carter published
May's full 'Flower Moon' rises on Friday (May 5) during the deepest penumbral eclipse until 2042. Only part of the world will be able to see it.

I watched the moon 'take a bite of the sun' in a rare hybrid solar eclipse last week. Here's what I saw from Australia.
By Jamie Carter published
From my viewpoint in the Exmouth Gulf of Western Australia, the solar eclipse's totality brought a colossal corona and a dramatic drifting diamond ring.
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