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Waning Gibbous Moon to Severely Limit Perseid Meteor Shower Visibility

The Sturgeon Moon’s near-full glare will wash out all but the brightest Perseid meteors, cutting visible rates by about 75 percent.

August Skywatching Kicks Off with Moon–Antares Conjunction Ahead of Sturgeon Moon and Perseids

Asteroid 2025 OW to Pass Safely at 1.6 Times the Moon’s Distance on July 28

Study Finds Earth's Temporary Moons Are Lunar Impact Debris

First Trans-Neptunian Object Found in 10:1 Neptune Resonance

Discovery of 'Ammonite' Narrows Search for Planet Nine

New Distant Sednoid ‘Ammonite’ Casts Doubt on Planet Nine Hypothesis

Astronomers Launch Global Observations of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS

Moon Passes Within Half-Degree of Antares in Tonight’s Sky

Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Crosses Solar System on 68 km/s Trajectory

New Moon Sets Stage for Five July Meteor Showers

Asteroid 2024 YR4 Now Has 4.3% Chance of Striking the Moon

Astronomers Unveil Ultra-Detailed Image of Sculptor Galaxy

Solar Orbiter Captures First Direct Images of Sun’s South Pole

NASA’s CODEX Maps Gusting Plasma Flows in Sun’s Outer Atmosphere

Strawberry Moon Marks Rare Major Lunistice With Record Low Rise

Mars Odyssey Orbiter Captures First Horizon View of Arsia Mons Through Clouds

Saturn-Sized Exoplanet Orbits Record-Low Mass Star, Challenging Formation Theories

June Sky to Stage Antares Occultation, Strawberry Moon and Key Planetary Pairings

New Dwarf Planet Discovery Challenges Planet Nine Despite 40% Simulated Odds