ASTRONOMY & OBSERVING NEWS

Night Sky Sights

Explore the Star Clusters of Centaurus

By: Jonathan Nally May 14, 2024

Astronomy & Observing News

See Photos of the Widespread Aurorae Last Weekend

By: The Editors of Sky & Telescope May 13, 2024

Explore the Night with Bob King

Severe Geogmagnetic Storm Has Arrived! Auroral Blast Expected Friday Night

By: Bob King May 10, 2024

Exoplanets

Planet Candidate Could Be Incandescent with Lava Flows

By: Colin Stuart May 15, 2024

A new planet candidate discovered in data from NASA's TESS mission could be an extreme lavaworld, pushed and pulled by the gravity of its own star and two other close-in planets.

This Week's Sky At a Glance

This Week's Sky at a Glance, May 10 – 19

By: Alan MacRobert May 10, 2024

The Black Hole Files with Camille Carlisle

Video: Plunge into a Black Hole

By: Camille M. Carlisle May 9, 2024

Explore the Night with Bob King

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS Brightens, Grows a Tail

By: Bob King May 8, 2024

Stellar Science

Is This Gamma-Ray Burst a Shredded Star in Disguise?

By: AAS Nova May 7, 2024

Celestial News & Events

This Week's Sky at a Glance, May 3 – 12

By: Alan MacRobert May 3, 2024

Astronomy in Space with David Dickinson

China's Chang'e 6 Mission Heads to the Moon

By: David Dickinson May 3, 2024

observing guides

Explore the Night with Bob King

Severe Geogmagnetic Storm Has Arrived! Auroral Blast Expected Friday Night

By: Bob King May 10, 2024

Moon, Capella, and Beta Tauri at dusk, May 10, 2024

Celestial News & Events

This Week's Sky at a Glance, May 10 – 19

By: Alan MacRobert May 10, 2024

Explore the Night with Bob King

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS Brightens, Grows a Tail

By: Bob King May 8, 2024

Waning Moon passing Saturn and Mars in the dawn, May 4-5, 2024

This Week's Sky At a Glance

This Week's Sky at a Glance, May 3 – 12

By: Alan MacRobert May 3, 2024

Where to Look Tonight

This Week's Sky at a Glance, May 10 – 19

The waxing Moon this week travels eastward from the horns of Taurus past the heads of Gemini, the Beehive in Cancer, then the forefoot of Leo on its way to occulting Beta Virginis.

where to look

May Podcast: Big Dipper Shows the Way

Sky Tour Podcast

High above you on May evenings is an one obvious star pattern that just about everyone knows: the Big Dipper. This “Swiss Army Knife of the sky” can help you find many other key springtime stars and constellations. Just download or stream this month’s Sky Tour podcast.

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The Broadest Horizon

Many people travel to broaden their horizons; there's no broader horizon than the cosmos.

Apr 12–13

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Pensacola Beach Star Gazes

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How to Choose A Telescope

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Lehigh Valley Amateur Astronomical Society

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Astronomers often spend their time lost among the stars, but the science of astronomy and the hobby of stargazing are also communal affairs. So, don’t be a stranger—find a group to get involved with today!

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