Jamie Carter

The best time to see meteors during the Southern Taurid meteor shower is coming up soon.

The Southern Taurid meteor shower will peak overnight on Wednesday, Nov. 4 and Thursday, Nov. 5, with bright meteors called “fireballs” possible.

From Mos Eisley to Mos Espa and the Jundland Wastes, here's where to experience the Aug. 2, 2027 total solar eclipse from Tunisia's Star Wars filming locations.

Supermoons have been largely absent from the night sky in 2026, but four consecutive close full moons are coming between November and February.

The James Webb Space Telescope has detected changing water clouds on a world called WISE 0855 just 7.5 light-years from the sun.

Each Monday, I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere).

Everything you need to know about what’s worth photographing in the night skies over the coming month

Northern Hemisphere celestial highlights for November 2026, with a supermoon, Mercury rising and a conjunction of Mars and Jupiter.

Daylight saving time ends on Sunday, Nov. 1 across most of the U.S. and Canada. Here’s exactly when clocks go back and where clocks won’t change.

The Taurids produce only a handful of meteors an hour. That sounds disappointing, but I've learned that expecting almost nothing can make this one of the most enjoyable meteor showers of the year.

The Taurid meteor showers could produce bright Halloween fireballs this fall. Here’s when the Southern and Northern Taurids peak and how to watch them.

NOAA says G1 geomagnetic storms are possible overnight on Friday, Oct. 30, and Saturday, Oct. 31 — Halloween — in northern U.S. states.

Having not flown since June 2024, Virgin Galactic plans a space tourism comeback in 2027 with its new Apeiron spaceplane. Is space tourism back?

Daylight Saving Time ends Sunday, Nov. 1, across most of the U.S. and Canada. Here’s exactly when clocks fall back and why they’re still changing in 2026.

On Feb. 6, 2027, a ‘ring of fire’ annular solar eclipse will be seen across South America and West Africa for nearly 8 minutes. Here’s everything you need to know.

Just found by the Rubin Observatory, 2026 ED138 orbits beyond Pluto, and may be among the largest and brightest objects discovered in the outer solar system.

New research suggests comets probably didn’t bring the building blocks of life to early Earth after all.

See spectacular images of October’s full Hunter’s Supermoon rising into twilight around the world as the first of three consecutive supermoons closes out 2026.

Daylight Saving Time ends this weekend across most of the U.S. and Canada. Here’s exactly when clocks fall back — and why Americans are still changing them.

The Vaonis Vespera 3 has the same sensor and aperture as its predecessor, but its sharper, more colorful images, superb tripod and all-night battery make it a genuine upgrade