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How to See China’s Tiangong Space Station Crossing Your Sky

China’s “Heavenly Palace” can look like a brilliant star gliding silently overhead—and you do not need a telescope to see it. LOOK UP! One of the brightest objects moving through the night sky this week is not a planet, an airplane or a meteor. It is Tiangong, China’s permanently crewed space station, sweeping around Earth with three […]
11 hours ago

Watch a Giant Asteroid Slip Past Earth

A rare visitor from deep space is making a safe flyby of Earth today — and backyard skywatchers with telescopes may be able to see it move in real time. Tonight, a large near-Earth asteroid known as 152637 (1997 NC1) is sweeping past our planet. There is absolutely no danger to Earth, but this is still a sky event […]
2 weeks ago

Tonight: Bits of Halley’s Comet streak across our sky! My Observing Guide.

The Eta Aquariid meteor shower peaks overnight, with the best chance to see meteors in the dark hours before dawn. 👀 What to look for: fast, graceful shooting stars that may leave glowing trails. 🌙 The challenge: the bright Moon will hide the faint ones — so stand in the shadow of a building, tree, or hill and keep the Moon out […]
2 months ago

Messier Marathon Sampler Webinar

A Smart Telescope Tour of the Night Sky What does it take to see some of the most breathtaking sights in the universe—all in a single night? During Global Astronomy Month, I teamed up with Astronomers Without Borders to host a special livestream exploring the greatest hits of the Messier Marathon—a legendary observing challenge featuring 110 deep-sky objects […]
3 months ago

Get Ready for Comet SWAN

A brand new comet has been spotted, and it’s officially known as C/2025 R2 (SWAN), and it’s getting brighter by the day. This cosmic wanderer was first discovered by the Solar Wind Anisotropies (SWAN) instrument on a spacecraft called SOHO. It’s already shining at a magnitude of 7, which means you can spot it with […]
10 months ago

Star Explosion Coming to a Sky Near You!

Get ready for a rare cosmic explosion about to light up the sky- here’s how you can catch the sky show! The T Coronae Borealis star, also known as the ‘Blaze Star’ will be visible to the naked eye for perhaps only for a few hours and up to a couple of days, and those […]
2 years ago

Interview: Why a total solar eclipse is a MUST-SEE event!

It’s a once in a lifetime event: a mesmerizing, soul-stirring experience. At any given point on earth, the ability to see a total solar eclipse happens only once every three to four hundred years. And on April 8, 2024, at least 30 million people will be able to experience it. They’ll be plunged into darkness as the moon completely blocks the sun. Even if you’re not going to experience the eclipse, it’s a fascinating journey of discovery to hear science writer Andrew Fazekas talk about it. Andrew explains what we’ll see, the science and history around solar eclipses, and what makes them unique and unforgettable.
2 years ago
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