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Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks Wednesday With Ideal New‑Moon Skies

Darker skies from the new moon should boost how many meteors are visible and make the shower easier to see from dark locations.

Crescent Moon Rises Beside Mars in Predawn Sky on Aug. 9

Two Meteor Showers Peak Together Late July as Moonlight Cuts Visibility

Astronomers Capture Clearest Image Yet of Betelgeuse’s Likely Companion

Perseids Set for New‑Moon Peak That Could Deliver Unusually Bright Fireballs

Bright Nova Appears Below the Southern Cross and Is Being Tracked by Astronomers

Lyrids Meteor Shower Nears Peak Over France With Favorable Skies

Comet Pan‑STARRS Reaches Perihelion Sunday, Closing a Brief Pre‑Dawn Viewing Window

Lyrid Meteor Shower Builds Toward Peak Next Week Under Dark Skies

Rare Comet Pan‑STARRS Now Glows Before Dawn for a Short Northern Viewing Window

Sungrazer Comet MAPS Faces Make-or-Break Sun Brush April 4–5

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

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

Potential 'Great Comet of 2026' Set for April 20 Sun Flyby and April 27 Earth Approach

Jupiter Shines All Night as It Reaches Opposition Tonight

Jupiter at Opposition Tonight, Brightest and Largest of 2026

Jupiter Nears Opposition, Set to Dominate the Night Sky on January 10