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A Black Moon rises Aug. 23, though you won't see it. Its timing makes it a rare lunar event. A Black Moon rises Aug. 23, though you won't see it. Its timing makes it a rare lunar event. (Image credit: Alasdair Turner via Getty Images) On Aug. 23, the night sky will play host to an unusual lunar event known as a Black Moon. While you won't actually see anything unusual (in

A rare August morning alignment brings Mercury, a thin crescent moon and the Beehive Cluster together in the predawn sky. Here's how you can see it for yourself. Don't miss Mercury, the moon and the Beehive put on a pre-sunrise display this August. (Image credit: Left: blackphobos via Getty Images, right:redonion1515 fr Canva Pro) Isaac Asimov (1920-1992), a legendary writer

The moon will drift towards the Pleiades and Uranus in the early hours of Aug. 16-17. The moon (left) with the Pleiades open star cluster (right) (Image credit: Photo (right) by Franco Tognarini via Getty Images. Photo (left) by Yaorusheng via Getty Images.) The moon will sweep close to the Pleiades open star cluster in the early morning hours of Aug. 16-17, with the ice gia

You may have heard word there's another planet alignment – or planet parade – in August 2025, evoking memories of the wonderful alignment of the planets we saw in January and February 2025. In August 2025, six planets and the Moon will be visible in the sky – Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Some are even calling this the planet alignment 'August edition', in refere

Using data from the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered dormant galaxies with a wide range of masses in the first billion years after the Big Bang, moving one step closer to understanding how early galaxies grow. The Triangulum galaxy was recently captured by the James Webb Space Telescope (Image credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI) This story was provided

The Perseid meteor shower takes place each year as Earth travels through the debris shed by comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle. Perseid meteors captured streaking through the sky over Turkey in 2024. (Image credit: Photo by Serdar Yigit/Anadolu via Getty Images) The Perseid meteor shower hits its peak on Aug. 12-13, bringing with it a torrent of shooting stars along with the potential

Auroras may be visible from Alaska to Illinois as an incoming solar storm could spark geomagnetic storm conditions overnight. Auroras may be visible from Alaska to Illinois as an incoming solar storm could spark geomagnetic storm conditions overnight. (Image credit: Created in Canva by Daisy Dobrijevic. Aurora forecast inset courtesy of NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center.)

The Perseids are one of the most visually spectacular meteor showers of the year and are known for spawning impressive fireballs that light up the night sky. A Perseid meteor is seen streaking across the sky over Yosemite National Park. (Image credit: Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images) Get ready stargazers: the Perseid meteor shower peaks next week, Aug. 12-13,

The full sturgeon moon — the second full of summer in the Northern Hemisphere — will turn full on Saturday, Aug. 9. It will be best seen during dusk that evening, but also be a spectacular sight the previous evening on Friday, Aug. 8. It takes its name from the sturgeon fish found in the Great Lakes in North America during summer. One consequence of the timing of this full moon is the ruining

The “megaflash” occurred in 2017 and stretched from Texas to Missouri. Some areas are more prone to lightning storms than others. (Image credit: John finney photography/Getty Images) It’s 2017, and a thunderstorm shoots off a lightning bolt. What’s so special about that, you ask? Well, the bolt is an astonishing 515 miles (829 kilometers) long. Using archiva