Two minor meteor showers — the Southern Delta Aquariids and Alpha Capricornids — peak overnight on Monday (July 29-30), ...

Skywatchers in the Southern Hemisphere are gearing up for a partial solar eclipse on September 21, 2025. While India won't ...

As 2025 enters its final stretch, sky-watchers and curious minds have something special to look forward to. The year’s second and final solar eclipse is set to take place between September 21 and 22.

On the 15th, it spans 9.9″ and the Sun illuminates 22 percent of its Earth-facing hemisphere. The planet disappears in the Sun’s glow in late July. Unlike Mercury, Mars remains on view all month.

According to NASA, meteor showers (often called shooting stars) are produced when pieces of comet debris heat up and burn as ...

On the autumnal (fall) equinox, or Monday, Sept. 22, those most intense rays will cross into the Southern Hemisphere. Our days will get shorter and darker until the winter solstice on Dec. 21.

The summer solstice occurs when the Earth’s axial tilt is approximately 23.5 degrees relative to its orbit around the sun. This tilt positions the Northern Hemisphere most directly toward the ...

On May 1, Venus’ disk spans 36″ and appears 29 percent lit. At month’s end, the planet measures 24″ across and the Sun illuminates 49 percent of its Earth-facing hemisphere.