If you're planning to gaze at the night sky in the upcoming year, be sure to mark these dates in your calendar.

Prepare for a spectacular 2026 skywatching calendar featuring a total solar eclipse, brilliant meteor showers, and a massive ...

This holiday season, the night sky turns into a stage for a weeklong celestial performance. The evenings around Christmas ...

The hours following sunset on Dec. 25 offer a wealth of naked-eye astronomy targets that can put even the most glitzy Christmas lights to shame, especially when viewed from a dark sky location.

Comet 3I/Atlas will make its closest approach to Earth in December. The Geminid meteor shower peaks this month. Also, see a ...

Ursid meteor shower peaks Dec. 21–22 as Earth passes through debris from Comet 8P/Tuttle. Here’s when and where to watch the ...

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It’s summer skywatching at its best: The annual Perseid meteor shower will peak this weekend and experts say this year’s display is not to be missed. The Perseid meteor shower is typically the most ...

A simple guide to the Dec. 25, 2025 night sky, with viewing tips for the moon, bright planets, and familiar winter stars ...

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