A Japanese astronomer captured two lunar impact flashes — caused by meteor strikes on the moon — just two days apart on video ...

Look to the western sky in the hours preceding dawn on Nov. 6 to see the moon shine close to the constellation Taurus and the ...

Discover the November 2025 Beaver Moon, a rare supermoon that peaks on 5 November. Learn what the name means, the spiritual ...

Look up at the sky over the next couple days and you may spot the brightest and biggest supermoon of the year.

Earth's atmosphere is an impediment to astronomical observations. Not only is cloudy weather a problem, but temperature ...

The month brings a spectacular lineup of celestial sights—including a rare chance to see Mercury without a telescope and a ...

In the last two to three years the world of amateur telescopes has been turned on its head. The advances in technology have ...

The moon is not so much the serene orb we clearly see in night skies a few nights a month but rather a noisy battleground ...

Last week, a handful of watching telescopes captured something crashing into the moon. Then over the weekend, a second object ...

Turn your telescope on the moon at sunset on Oct. 28 to see a colossal "X" and "V" form on the lunar surface as sunlight ...

We’ve all looked up at the night sky and wondered what those lights really look like up close. Stars, planets, the craters on the moon – they’re all up there, waiting to be explored but telescopes ...

Greetings stargazers. Although I address these “What’s Up in the Durango Skies” columns to stargazers, we should occasionally be moon-gazers, too. I am writing this month’s column on the day of the ...