Check Out What’s Happening in Space This Month
There’s nothing better for cooling off during a punishingly hot summer than checking out the night sky, and this year, August is working overtime to entertain and entrance. Gaze upwards…
Here Are All the Astro Events to Watch in June
In addition to bringing us the summer solstice—the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere—June is packed with celestial events, from meteor showers to planet sightings. Throughout the…
How to Spot the International Space Station in the Sky
Photo: Darryl Fonseka (Shutterstock) If you’ve ever looked up at the lights in the nighttime sky and wondered if there’s life up there, rest assured that there is. The third…
Stunning Time-Lapse Video Makes The World Turn And Sky Stand Still
The stunning video has been viewed more than three million times.A stunning time-lapse video of a night sky is going viral on social media. Such videos are not rare, but…
Oldest Map Of Night Sky Found Hidden In Parchment In Egypt Monastery
Scientists believe ancient Greek astronomer Hipparchus mapped the entire night sky.Scientists have discovered the earliest-known map of night sky from a monastery in Egypt in the form of parchment, according…
Uranus Will Be Huge in November
Photo: NASA images (Shutterstock) November’s nighttime sky will be a treat for star-gazers. There’s a full lunar eclipse on the way, a couple of meteor showers, and the year’s best…
A Bunch of Cool Shit Is Happening in Space in August
Photo: sNike (Shutterstock) There’s a lot going on in the night sky this month. I’m talking planets, meteors, asteroids, a supermoon, probably space aliens—it’s getting wild up there. Here are…
The Comet Leonard, the Christmas Star, and Other Things to See in December’s Night Sky
Photo: Ylenia Cancelli (Shutterstock) There’s a lot going on in the night sky in December, from the spectacular Geminids meteor shower to Venus at its brightest. Here are some of…
When to See Mercury With Your Naked Eyes This July
Photo: Marcus Bethke (Shutterstock) With all of the celestial events coming this summer, we can safely rebrand the next few months Big Planet Season. All of this year’s supermoons have…
When to Watch the Moon and Mars’ Superior Conjunction This Month
Photo: ANON MUENPROM (Shutterstock) If your work involves staring at a screen all day, the sky is giving you ample reason to savor some much needed respite from the grind…