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Eta Aquariid Meteor Shower Peaks May 5–6 Under Bright Moonlight

The display comes from Halley’s Comet dust burning up in Earth’s atmosphere at very high speed.

NASA Maps May Skywatching: Eta Aquariids, Moon–Venus Pairing, Blue Moon

Lyrids Peak Overnight Across Latin America With Best Viewing Before Dawn

NOAA Issues Geomagnetic Storm Watch as Aurora Chances Rise Near U.S.–Canada Border

Hubble Maps 25 Years of Expansion in the Crab Nebula

Meteorite Crashes Through Houston Home After Airburst Over City

Aurora Chances Nudge Up in Germany After Weak Solar Shockfront

Aurora Forecast Points to Northern Lights Over Nearly 20 U.S. States Tonight

Aurora Odds Rise Near March Equinox, With No Immediate Storm Signal for Germany

Venus and Saturn Align in Western Twilight on March 7–8

Total Lunar Eclipse Tints Moon Red Over Parts of Japan as Clouds Block Much of the Country

Six-Planet Parade Visible After Sunset on Feb. 28

Six-Planet Parade to Line Up in Saturday’s Twilight Sky

Antarctic ‘Ring of Fire’ Solar Eclipse Set for Feb. 17, With Limited Ground Visibility

Six-Planet Parade Begins With Best Viewing on February 28

Six-Planet Evening Alignment Will Peak on February 28

February 'Snow Moon' Peaks Tonight at 7:09 p.m.

Crescent Moon Brushes Past Saturn Tonight, With Neptune Nearby

Giant Metal-Bearing Cloud Tied to Hidden Companion Explains Months-Long Dimming of Sun-Like Star

CENAP Links Sunday Evening Sky Glow Over Eastern Germany to SpaceX Falcon 9 Fuel Vent