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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

May's full moon will appear full all weekend and beyond, but will peak on Monday (May 12). Here's everything you need to know about it. (Image credit: essential hope / 500px via Getty Images) On Monday (May 12), May's full moon, known as the Flower Moon, will appear in the east during dusk, will shine all night, and will set in the west as dawn appears. The moon will also

The Eta Aquariid meteor shower is about to reach its peak — and you’ll need to get up early to see this celestial show. However, it’s the last meteor shower until late July, and is considered to be one of the best annual showers in the Southern Hemisphere, according to NASA. While experts differ on the exact peak of this meteor shower, they agree that the best times to view it are in the e

Newly published images suggest that an unknown structure is trailing behind the Kosmos 482 probe on its descent to Earth. It could be the doomed craft's parachute. The material trailing the descending craft is likely to burn up upon reentry. (Image credit: ESA) A doomed 53-year-old Soviet lander currently tumbling back to Earth could be trailing a parachute, new images of

Many Southern Hemisphere observers consider this shower to be the best meteor shower of the year, but it's a different story for Northern Hemisphere skywatchers. The Eta Aquarid meteor shower captured over behind Joshua trees at Red Rock Canyon State Park in Cantil, California on May 5, 2024. (Image credit: Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images) Among the top 10 meteor sh

May’s night sky is packed with rare celestial sights—from vanishing rings to meteor showers—offering stargazers nine unforgettable reasons to look up. May’s night sky is packed with celestial activity, offering stargazers a spectacular month of planetary pairings, ancient star clusters, and shimmering meteor trails. As reported by National Geographic, these events range from rare p

China's three-person Shenzhou 19 mission came home on Wednesday (April 30) after six months in orbit. The Shenzhou 19 spacecraft — carrying astronauts Cai Xuzhe, Song Lingdong and Wang Haoze — undocked from the Tiangong space station on Tuesday (April 29) at 4 p.m. EDT (2000 GMT; 4 a.m. on April 30 China Standard Time), according to Chinese space officials. The trio spent about nine h

This is not what the sky will look like. (Jackyenjoyphotography/Moment/Getty Images) There are a lot of things in Earth's night sky, and every now and again, they line up in such a way to give us all a little bit of a giggle. On the nights of Thursday 24 and Friday 25 April, just such an alignment is going to take place, just before dawn. The current waning crescent Moon will be joi