Bob King, of AstroBob’s Astronomy for Everyone, recounts the spectacular auroras that occurred on November 11 & 12, 2025. There is another chance to see auroras on Saturday night. The Leonid Meteor ...
From Jupiter at its brightest to a dazzling Saturn-Moon-Neptune alignment, here’s what to watch in the night sky in January 2026.
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Everything about Jupiter is extreme. The planet is home to gigantic polar cyclones bigger than Australia, fierce jet streams, ...
Bright full moons, dazzling meteor shower displays and remarkable total eclipses will give stargazers plenty of reasons to look to the sky in 2026. The new year kicks off with the full wolf moon on ...
From a full moon and a meteor shower to Jupiter at opposition, here’s everything that’s happening in the night sky in January 2026.
A photographer captures the aurora borealis during the peak of the Quadrantid meteor shower in Hemnes, Norway, in January. Tommy Eliassen, Science Photo Library January doesn’t skimp on cosmic ...
The December skies will showcase a stunning array of celestial sights. Here's a guide to what you should keep an eye out for: Dec. 7: Moon and Jupiter conjunctionOn Dec. 7, the moon and Jupiter will ...
Colorado stargazers could catch a glimpse of a celestial fireworks display just days into the New Year. The Quadrantids meteor shower will peak on Jan. 3, Colorado astronomy guide Mark Laurin wrote in ...
Astronomers have spotted an asteroid the size of nearly eight football fields, with the help of the largest digital camera in ...