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Each Monday, I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere). Check my main feed for more in-depth articles on stargazing, astronomy, eclipses and more. The Night Sky This Week: May 19-25, 2025 As the moon continues to wane from being full last week, the night skies darken e

ednesday, May 21 Virgo the Maiden is draped across the southern sky late this evening, offering excellent views of a famous galaxy within its bounds: M104, also known as the Sombrero Galaxy. Glowing at magnitude 8, this edge-on spiral is some 30 million light-years from Earth. It boasts a thin, dark dust lane that blocks light across its center, which has earned it the name Sombrero. This stru

Skywatchers were left surprised, puzzled and awestruck by a mysterious streak of light slicing through the night sky. Mike Lewinski photographer the white streak above Crestone, Colorado, U.S. (Image credit: Mike Lewinski (Flickr)) The night sky offered lucky skywatchers an unexpected double feature on May 17 — a surprise geomagnetic storm and a mysterious white p

X2.7-class eruption from sunspot AR4087 disrupts radio signals as the active region rotates toward Earth, raising the risk of more flares ahead. The sun roared to life early Tuesday (May 14), unleashing a powerful X-class solar flare from a newly emerging sunspot region AR4087. The eruption peaked at 4:25 a.m. EDT (0825 GMT), triggering strong R3-level radio blackouts across Europe, Asia

The X2.7 solar flare of 14 May 2025, on the left, was captured by the Solar Dynamics Observatory. (NASA/SDO) On 14 May 2025, the Sun erupted with the biggest flare we've seen all year. From the eastern limb of the Sun – that is, the left side – active sunspot region (AR) 4087 erupted in a huge, X2.7 solar flare, peaking at 08:25 UTC. The flash of X- and gamma radiation was power

See the best photos of May 2025's full Flower Moon as it rose over landmarks and landscapes worldwide in a dazzling lunar display. The Flower Moon captured behind the Temple of Poseidon by photographer Milos Bicanski. (Image credit: Photo by Milos Bicanski/Getty Images) May's full 'Flower Moon' bloomed brightly on May 12, dazzling stargazers with a spectacular display of refle

A full moon rising next to a flowering plant. (Image credit: Photo by Yawar Nazir/Getty Images) The Full Flower Moon 2025 rises tonight! The May full moon gets its name from the abundance of wildflowers that spring into life at this time of year, and it promises a stunning view for skywatchers around the world. The Flower Moon will be 100% illuminated at 12:56 p.m.

A full moon pictured behind a blooming Jasmine plant. (Image credit: Getty Images, Lee Sie Photography) May's full moon, known as the 'Flower Moon' is set to dazzle stargazers and the astrophotography community alike when it rises on the night sky on May 12. Read on to discover where, when, and what to look for to get the most out of the yearly lunar event. A full moon occ

The full flower moon — the second full moon of spring in the Northern Hemisphere — will light up the night sky on Monday, May 12, 2025. It will be best seen rising in the east as an orange orb just after sunset that night, but exactly when to see it varies depending on location. It takes its name from the abundance of blooming flowers during May. The full flower moon will light up the

Crack out the deck chairs, we're going Eta Aquarid meteor hunting. Here's when and where to look. An Eta Aquarid meteor captured over Argentina in 2020. (Image credit: Roberto Michel, Getty Images) The Eta Aquarid meteor shower 2025 peaks tonight! Here's how and when to catch one of nature's most spectacular light shows, courtesy of Halley's comet. Southern hemisphe