It’s a busy month for Mars and the moon—not to mention the Eta Aquariid meteor shower. Here’s what to watch for, and when.

With up to 60 meteors per hour under perfect conditions during the peak night, the Eta Aquariids are considered a strong ...

The night sky tonight and on any clear night offers an ever-changing display of fascinating objects you can see, from stars and constellations to bright planets, the moon, and sometimes special ...

In advance of a star called T Coronae Borealis (T CrB) or the “Blaze Star” exploding in a very rare event, NASA is advising ...

Mars will skirt the edge of M44, also known as the Beehive Cluster. Mars will pass within a mere 37 arcminutes of this star cluster. Look to the South at 9:00pm. A simple pair of binoculars will ...

If you’re yet to capture “Earthshine” on a crescent moon, May 2025 is the month for plenty of practice. Your first chance ...

Meanwhile, astronomers are keeping watch for a rare nova—a sudden explosion of a distant star—that could appear to the naked eye sometime in the coming months. When it happens, the nova will ...

Here's what's coming to the night sky. The first quarter moon this ... the first half of the night. You may also be able to see the Beehive Cluster (Messier 44), a cluster of 1,000 stars that's ...

Here's the full Moon calendar for May 2025 so you can plan your late-night sky sessions accordingly: Waxing Crescent: May 1–3 ...