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NASA Maps Out March 3 ‘Blood Moon,’ the Last Total Lunar Eclipse Until 2028

Totality will last about 58 minutes with precise viewing times set by location.

Hubble Unveils Clearest Image Yet of the Egg Nebula

Snow Moon Peaks Sunday at 5:09 p.m. EST, With Rare Regulus Occultation to Follow

Crescent Moon Brushes Past Saturn Tonight, With Neptune Nearby

Jan. 18 New Moon Opens Prime Stargazing Window as Crescent Returns This Week

Jupiter at Opposition Tonight, Brightest and Largest of 2026

Moon Meets Regulus Tonight Across North America

Quadrantid Meteor Shower Peaks Under Bright Supermoon

New Images and Holiday Sky Guides Spotlight the Christmas Tree Cluster

Geminid Meteor Shower Peaks Dec. 13–14 With Dark Skies and Up to 150 Meteors an Hour

Geminid Meteor Shower Peaks Dec. 13–14 Under Moon-Friendly Skies

Leonid Meteor Shower Peaks Predawn Nov. 17 Under Dark, Moonlight-Free Skies

Comet Lemmon Makes Closest Approach Oct. 20–21 With Prime Viewing Under New Moon

Orionid Meteor Shower Set to Peak Under Moonless Skies Next Week

Last Quarter Moon Draws Close to Jupiter Overnight in Easy Sky Show

Draconid Meteor Shower Peaks Wednesday With Best Views After Dusk in Northern Skies

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

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