Astronomy

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. 

The twinkle-twinkle to-do will begin in the afternoon and extend into the evening.

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.

A super blue moon will be visible Wednesday night for the first time since 2018. Here’s how you can see it in the sky.

The Perseid meteor shower is one of the most intense displays of shooting stars every year

The annual Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak this weekend. The best viewing will be from Saturday night into early Sunday morning, when viewers might be able to spot a meteor per minute.

August will start with a Full Sturgeon supermoon rise tonight and close out with a special and rare Full Blue supermoon on August 30th. This is all you need to know about this month’s supermoons.

August will start with a Full Sturgeon supermoon rise tonight and close out with a special and rare Full Blue supermoon on August 30th. Belen De Leon reports for the NBC4 News on August 1, 2023.

Lovely lakes, big skies, and Mt. Shasta, too: Find spots to stargaze around the beautiful region.

The cosmos is offering up a double feature in August: a pair of supermoons. Catch the first show Tuesday night as the full moon rises in the southeast.

Astronomers reported Wednesday the discovery of what could be two planets sharing the same orbit around their star.

Sorry stargazers, it looks like the Northern Lights won’t be seen in most of the U.S. after all.

This week’s supermoon, also known as the Buck Moon, is set to rise on Monday.

This week’s supermoon, also known as the Buck Moon, is set to rise on Monday.

Check out a live free broadcast that is all about the cosmos, our nearest star, and awesome earthly info.

June’s full moon, set to occur Saturday, is known as the “Strawberry Moon,” a post from the Old Farmers Almanac says. But it’s not necessarily because of the moon’s reddish color.

The late-summer celebration is all about basking in the brilliant dots of celestial light above (and learning a few nifty things, too).