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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.

Flower Micromoon Opens Rare Two-Full-Moon May

Flower Moon Peaks Today as Rare Two Full Moons Line Up in May

Venus Brushes Uranus a Day After Moon-Jupiter Show

Lyrid Meteor Shower Peaked Overnight, With More Chances This Week

Lyrids Peak Overnight Across Latin America With Best Viewing Before Dawn

Lyrid Meteor Shower Peaks Overnight Tuesday Into Wednesday With Favorable Dark Skies

Lyrid Meteor Shower Builds Toward Peak Next Week Under Dark Skies

Lyrids Meteor Shower Begins With Peak Set for April 21-22

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

April’s ‘Pink’ Full Moon Kicks Off a Crowded Skywatching Month

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

Quadrantid Meteor Shower Peaks Under Bright Supermoon

First Full Moon of 2026 Will Be a Supermoon on January 3

January Night Sky: Jupiter’s Opposition Leads a Busy Month for Central Europe

Europe Readies for Aug. 12, 2026 Total Solar Eclipse Crossing Iceland and Spain

Quadrantid Meteor Shower Peaks This Weekend as Supermoon Cuts Visible Rates

2026 Sky Guide: Total Eclipse Over Iceland and Spain as NASA Targets Early-Year Artemis II

Quadrantids Set to Peak Jan. 3–4, but Full Moon Will Mute the Show

Ursid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight, The Year’s Final Display