1+ hour, 49+ min ago  (493+ words) It's the best of 2026! Mark your calendars for these special stargazing events in the upcoming year. From lunar cover-ups to lunar eclipses, from planetary pairings to moon-planet meet-ups, and from intriguing evening sky scenes to inspiring morning views, there is…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago  (795+ words) EarthSky's 2026 lunar calendar is available now. Get yours today! Makes a great New Year's gift. Did you know there is a huge "spider' on Jupiter's moon Europa? A team of researchers from the Planetary Science Institute, the University of Central…...

5+ day, 41+ min ago  (467+ words) EarthSky's 2026 lunar calendar is available now. Get yours today! Makes a great New Year's gift. Chlo" Blandino, at the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology Shark Lab, is the lead author of the paper on this study. She said in a…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (762+ words) Here are some tips to watch the upcoming total lunar eclipse on September 7, 2025. For example, the penumbral portion of the total lunar eclipse on September 7, 2025, begins at 15:28 UTC. See more info and a list of times here. Yes, you can…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (255+ words) Summer will soon be ending for us in the Northern Hemisphere. Although it's still hot outside across much of northern Earth, our days are rapidly shortening now and our nights are getting longer. Meanwhile, a major sign of winter looms…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (396+ words) ANOMALY! Just before Ship 36 was set to Static Fire, it blew up at SpaceX Masseys! " NSF " NASASpaceflight.com (@NASASpaceflight) June 19, 2025 SpaceX founder Elon Musk long said he will use Starship for the colonization of Mars. According to SpaceflightNow.com: " In…...

7+ mon, 4+ week ago  (423+ words) Updates on your cosmos and world Looking up has never felt more important. Please donate to help EarthSky keep bringing the sky to your screen. You might not realize it, but May Day " an ancient spring festival in the Northern…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago  (577+ words) Venus is bright! After the sun and the moon, it's the brightest natural object in our sky. It's so bright you can sometimes see it during the day. That's why some languages have a designated name for Venus as a…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago  (582+ words) Updates on your cosmos and world Dark skies of Paranal Observatory in Chile are under threat Dark skies of Paranal Observatory under threat The night sky over the European Southern Observatory's Paranal Observatory in Chile is said to be the…...

9+ mon, 1+ week ago  (277+ words) Just be sure to observe from the exact same location every day. It's enough to note the sunrise or sunset point every week or 10 days. You'll easily see the sun's northward shift between now and the June solstice. 2025 EarthSky lunar…...