The North and South Taurids occur every year in September, October, and November. They may have originated from a comet that broke up about 10,000 years ago.

An artist's rendering of a black hole

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS should be visible to the naked eye as it passes Earth on its way out of our solar system

From swirling aurora borealis to bioluminescent beaches, these award-winning photographs capture rare views of our world at night

The Orionids meteor shower peaks on Monday, but will continue to light up the sky through Nov. 22, as debris from Halley's Comet enters Earth's atmosphere.

From Aldebaran to Vega, these gleaming beacons dazzle Northern Hemisphere viewers at various times of the year and provide a useful entry point into amateur astronomy

The lockdown has led to less pollution and clear skies. So why not indulge in some night sky gazing?

An unusual spike in auroral activity culminated in this mystical aurora borealis display captured by Jingyi Zhang, a photographer and astronomer.

We all own the starry sky, but only a few people get to do what they want with it.

With NASA's New Horizons probe zeroing in on Pluto, due to pass it on July 14, attention of astronomers all over the world is focusing in on Pluto.

Dutch designer Dan Roosegaarde's Space Waste Lab visualizes 'the smog of our universe.'

Michigan photographer Vincent Brady offers a stirring time-lapse tribute to the unpolluted night sky — all 360 degrees of it.

Time-lapse artists and filmmakers Gavin Heffernan and Harun Mehmedinović traveled North America and photographed the impact of light pollution in ‘SKYGLOW.’

Are you ready for one of the best meteor showers of the year? You've got that, Jupiter, and the Sturgeon Moon to look forward to.

From multiple meteor showers to a Hunter's Moon, here's what to spy in the heavens above this month.

Want to wish upon a shooting star? November is one month when you can definitely do that.

'Tis the season of giving, and this December night sky is saving some of its biggest gifts for last.

The start of the new decade ushers in a celestial medley of stargazing events to look forward to.

The Quadrantids will peak Jan. 4 with good viewing opportunities in North America.

The collision between these stars in 2083 will be impossible to miss.

From the first supermoon of the year to the return of the zodiacal light, these are the best skywatching moments for February 2020.

Get ready to spring forward, get up early and catch some beautiful sights in the March sky like the Crow Moon, the occultation and vernal equinox.

There's plenty to see in the April night sky, from approaching new Comet ATLAS to the Lyrid meteor shower.

From a pair of meteor showers to the Flower Moon, here's what to look for in the night sky in May.

The International Dark-Sky Association bestows the honor on national parks and monuments that limit light pollution to preserve the night sky.

From Saturn shining all month to Neptune at its brightest point all year, Mother Nature is bringing her own celestial fireworks to the party in the July sky.

Scientists have just made the most precise measurement yet of how fast the universe is expanding.

A "fireball" believed to have been a meteor lights up the skies overnight, with reports of sightings coming in from South Australia and Victoria. One expert says the earth has been bombarded by twice as many small asteroids than usual over the last couple of years.

CCTV footage from Melbourne's Mornington Peninsula captures the moment a meteor lit up the night sky over the bay. (Supplied: Martha Cove Owners Corporation)

It doesn't take a lot of fancy equipment. A modern camera with a longer lens can help you capture the heavens.

A photographer from Turkey shot riveting time-lapse photos of the night sky from eastern Bingöl and Elazığ provinces.

People around the world saw a supermoon light up the night sky on Thursday for the third and final time in 2020.

The largest, brightest full moon in nearly seven decades started to show on Tuesday evening over Europe, Latin America, the US and the Middle East. This year, the supermoon was expected to come nearer to Earth than at any time since 1948, astronomers have said. A supermoon occurs when the timing of a full moon overlaps with the point in the moon's 28-day orbit that is closest to Earth, and about every 14th full moon is a supermoon. If skies are clear, this time the full moon will appear up to 14% bigger and 30% brighter than usual, according to Nasa

Demi Lovato beamed as she pulled her boyfriend Max Ehrich in for the kiss in the star-studded new Stuck With U music video. The song is the first in a string of charity singles by SB Projects.

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