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Two Meteor Showers Peak the Same Night as Near‑Full Moon Dims the Sky

Near‑full Moonlight will wash out faint meteors, limiting what most skywatchers can see.

FCC Approves Test Launch of Giant Space Mirror Satellite

NASA Study Warns Satellite Megaconstellations Will Contaminate Space-Telescope Images

Escalating Nighttime LEDs Endanger Telescopes as Communities Combat Skyglow

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