Astronomy

Get ready for a partial lunar eclipse and supermoon. The spectacle will be visible in clear skies across North and South America Tuesday night and in Africa and Europe Wednesday morning. A partial lunar eclipse happens when the Earth passes between the sun and moon, casting a shadow that darkens a sliver of the moon. Since the moon will inch...

The first of four supermoons this year rises next week and stargazers could catch a moon that can be 30% brighter than average.

The first of four supermoons this year is about to rise. Stargazers can catch the first act Monday as the full moon inches a little closer than usual, making it appear slightly bigger and brighter in the night sky.

Mars and Jupiter are cozying up in the night sky for their closest rendezvous this decade.

The Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak early Monday. Astronomers say it’s one of the brightest and most easily visible showers of the year.

The Southern Delta Aquariid and the Alpha Capricornid meteor showers will both reach their peak on Tuesday. Here’s what you need to know about the shooting star event.

There will be back-to-back meteor showers in late July. The Southern Delta Aquariid meteor shower peaks early Tuesday. And this year, it will coincide with a second smaller meteor shower, the Alpha Capricornids. The Delta Aquariids occur every year in North America’s late summer.

An unusually strong solar storm hitting Earth produced stunning displays of color in the skies across the Northern Hemisphere, with no immediate reports of disruptions to power and communications.

A “devil comet” known for its occasional outbursts is currently visible in the night sky, and lucky stargazers may even be able to spot the celestial object during next month’s much-anticipated solar eclipse, according to NBC News.

Mark your calendar because the seasons are changing! Here’s what you need to know about equinoxes and solstices.

Did you look to the sky? A “snow moon” is visible over our region.

The “micromoon” full moon will be above the Philadelphia sky this weekend.

A Full Wolf Moon happens once a year. Here’s what to do so you won’t miss it.

The 13th and final full moon of 2023, also known as the “Cold Moon,” will shine bright this holiday season, just in time to ring in the new year.

The annual Geminids will provide a cosmic spectacle Wednesday night and reach peak frenzy Thursday morning.

Crowds cheered in Oregon and New Mexico as a rare “ring of fire” eclipse of the sun begin making its way across the Americas.

Every glimmer of the northern lights begins as a spot on the sun’s surface. And if increased solar activity is any indication, the next year and a half will be filled with glimmers. 

It’s fall ya’ll! Sweater weather is upon us. The beginning of the autumn season marks the end of warm summer days and the start of longer chilly nights.

A newly discovered comet is swinging through our cosmic neighborhood for the first time in more than 400 years.

The cosmic curtain rises Wednesday night with the second full moon of the month, the reason it’s considered blue.