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Antares, the “rival of Mars”, is a supergiant star that appears as a bright reddish dot to the naked eye. To easily find Antares in the sky in your exact location, use the free Star Walk 2 app. Read on to learn interesting and useful facts about this star. Antares – key star facts Official name: Antares, α Scorpii, Alpha Scorpii Alternative names: Cor Scorpii, Kalb al Akrab, Sc

Your guide to January’s full Wolf Moon, from peak times to skywatching highlights. January's full "Wolf Moon" will rise on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (Image credit: Dawn Villwok-Joerg via Getty Images) (Image credit: Dawn Villwok-Joerg/Getty Images) The January full moon will occur at 5:03 a.m. EST (1003 GMT) on Jan. 3, when the moon sits opposite the sun and appears com

Here are the best lunar events to see in 2026, including eclipses, supermoons and conjunctions. Two winter supermoons will bookend 2026. (Image credit: RichVintage/Getty Images) A bevy of supermoons, a dramatic total solar eclipse and a "blood moon" total lunar eclipse are some of the highlights of the coming lunar year, which will also include plenty of beautiful close

The last supermoon of the year will shine bright this week, when it reaches peak illumination at 6:15 p.m. EST, on Dec. 4, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac. This full 'cold moon,' will be the third and last of the year and is expected to orbit 221,965 miles from Earth. It will appear full on both Wednesday and Friday nights as well. If weather permits, this visual spectacle will make it per

Leonid meteors may appear whenever the constellation Leo is above the horizon. A Leonid meteor spotted in the skies over Ankara, Turkey in 2020. (Image credit: Dogukan Keskinkilic/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) Heads up stargazers! The Leonid meteor shower peaks tonight, bringing a flurry of shooting stars to the night sky as Earth passes through the trail of debris shed by

For North America, the best time to look will be before dawn on Tuesday, Nov. 18. Mid-November is the peak of the Leonids meteor shower, which originates from a point near the Leo constellation. (Image credit: Chris Vaughan/Starry Night) Probably the most famous of the annual meteor showers will soon be reaching its maximum: The Leonids. These ultrafast meteors are expecte

Two bright wanderers share the autumn sky as Jupiter rises beside the half moon. The third quarter moon will take to the skies on Oct. 13 alongside Jupiter. (Image credit: Dr K Kar via Getty Images) If you're up late on Monday night (Oct. 13), or awake in the predawn hours of Tuesday (Oct. 14), look east for a striking sight. The moon, just hours past its last quarter p

See the full Harvest Supermoon rise at sunset on Oct. 6. A Harvest Supermoon rises over Glastonbury in 2024 (Image credit: Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) October's full Harvest Moon looms large over the eastern horizon at sunset tonight! Here's what you need to know before the first supermoon of 2025 rises to dominate the night sky with a magnificent display of moonlight.

The famous Harvest Moon — the first of three supermoons of 2025 — will be the first full moon of autumn when it rises on Oct. 6-7. Harvest Moon shining behind Rocca Calascio Castle, Abruzzo, Italy, on October 1, 2020. (Image credit: Lorenzo Di Cola/NurPhoto via Getty Images) On Monday (Oct. 6) the first supermoon of 2025 will rise big and bright into the autumn sky.

Learn more about the Chi Cygnid Meteor Shower, a rare shower that seems to grow every five years and will appear this September 2025, peaking between September 13, 2025, and September 15, 2025. A falling star during the Perseid meteor shower.(Image Credit: Sofoklo/Shutterstock) If you’re looking for something to do this weekend, look no further than the night sky as the Chi Cygnid meteor showe