Skywatching

See what's up in the night sky for August 2019, including stargazing events and the moon's phases, in this Space.com gallery courtesy of Starry Night Software.

Wednesday's sky (July 31) is host to a somewhat unusual lunar event in the Western Hemisphere: a second new moon in a single month, which some people call a "Black Moon."

Tonight, the Southern Delta Aquariids and the Alpha Capricornids meteor showers will share the night sky in a spectacular double meteor shower.

Anyone gazing at the summer night sky for even a short length of time is likely to spot a few "shooting stars" darting across the sky.

Next to Orion the Hunter, probably the most beautiful constellation in our sky is Scorpius the Scorpion.

A fireball as bright as the full moon streaked across the Canadian province of Ontario early Wednesday (July 24), possibly throwing meteorites to Earth along the way.

Tiny glass pearls found inside fossilized clams are likely a sign that a meteorite made a sizeable splash near the ancient Florida peninsula, according to a team of researchers.

Our ancestors spent millennia looking at the sky before spacecraft could explore it. The new PBS series "Ancient Skies" will explore the science that preceded modern times.

Smartphones and tablets contain far more computing power than the Apollo 11 Lunar Module did. And our favorite mobile astronomy apps now put the universe at our fingertips.

You can relive NASA's historic Apollo 11 mission as it happened with two amazing livestreams this month courtesy of ApolloinRealTime.org's Ben Feist and Space.com partner Simulation Curriculum!

The moon was at the tail end of a partial lunar eclipse when it rose above the Andean horizon on Tuesday (July 16).

Inspire others to look up this holiday season by giving the gift of a telescope or astronomy binoculars! We've rounded up some of the best deals on Celestron products for sale on Amazon right now.

Amazon Prime Day started Monday, July 15 at 3 a.m. EDT (0700 GMT) and lasts for TWO days this year! Here are some awesome deals and discounts for space fans.

Here's how you can watch the "full buck moon" go into partial eclipse today (July 16).

If you look up high in the southern sky this week around midnight, you'll be able to see a pattern of stars that resembles a jet plane.

On the 50th anniversary of the launch of Apollo 11 tomorrow, the moon will be darkened by Earth's shadow in a partial lunar eclipse.

July's full moon, nicknamed the Thunder Moon, occurs on July 16 at 5:38 p.m. EDT (2138 GMT). A partial lunar eclipse begins around that same time, and Saturn will be close by.

Skywatchers can see the beauty and vastness of the nighttime skies in these dark sky-designated parks.

By watching the skies at the brink of sunrise and shortly after nightfall, astronomers spotted a hunk of rock with the shortest-known asteroid "year" to date.