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Europe’s Night-Sky Streak Traced to Fuel Dump From Chinese Long March 8A

Experts say the benign release froze into sunlit ice crystals, a routine effect now confirmed by ESOC and CENAP.

Black Moon Arrives, Darkening Skies for Stargazers

Six-Planet Parade Visible Before Dawn as Mercury Hits Greatest Elongation

Crescent Moon Joins Ongoing Six-Planet Pre-Dawn Parade

Spanish Observatories Extend Perseids Sessions as Demand Grows

Bright Gibbous Moon Limits Perseids Peak to About 25 Meteors an Hour

Venus and Jupiter Align Vertically on 13 August, Prompting New UFO Reports

Moonlight Dims Perseid Meteor Shower at Its Peak

Six Planets Align Before Dawn as Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks

Venus and Jupiter to Converge Under One Degree on August 12 Pre-Dawn Sky

Seasonal Black Moon on August 23 Promises Dark Skies for Perseid Meteors

Moonlight Set to Dampen This Year’s Perseid Meteor Shower Peak

Webb Reveals Binary Interaction in Planetary Nebula NGC 6072 and Detects 2,500 Early Galaxies

France Launches 35th Nuits des Étoiles Festival With Over 500 Night Sky Events

Perseids Fly Under Moonless Skies as Delta Aquariids and Capricornids Prepare for July 30 Peak

Northern Lights Reach Fewer States as Geomagnetic Activity Eases

Perseid Meteor Shower Offers Best Viewing Now in New Moon Darkness Before Dual July Showers

Full Sturgeon Moon Dims Perseid Meteor Shower Peak by 75%

Delta Aquariid Meteor Shower to Span July 12–August 23

Geomagnetic Storm May Reveal Northern Lights Across US and Canada