The new moon will see dark skies for the peak of the Orionid meteor shower, while three days later the young moon will pass in front of the red star Antares for observers in South America and the Falklands.
A new moon phase happens when the sun and moon are on the same line drawn from one celestial pole to the other. The exact moment of this month’s full moon occurs on Tuesday, Oct. 21, at…
Don't miss the Orionid meteor shower peak begin overnight tonight under a moonless sky
October 21, 2025
Get ready stargazers! The Orionid meteor shower peak begins tonight, welcoming a spectacular natural light show that could see a flurry of shooting stars spawned by Halley’s Comet brighten the dark, moonless sky.
The 2025 Orionid meteor shower peak begins overnight on…
The Orionid meteor shower peaks under dark, moonless skies next week. Here's how to see it
October 20, 2025
If you happen to glimpse a “shooting star” before dawn during the next several days, there’s a good chance that what you saw was a fragment left behind in space by the famous Halley’s Comet. For it is during the third week of October that a meteor…
How to see Comet C/2025 R2 (SWAN) shine in the October sky
October 20, 2025
A bright new solar system comet could put on a show in the October night sky as it zooms past Earth.
Comet C/2025 R2 (SWAN) was discovered on Sept. 10 by Ukrainian amateur astronomer Vladimir Bezugly. It has brightened significantly since then, raising hopes that it could become a naked eye comet around the time that it makes its closest approach to Earth later this month on Oct. 21.
As it draws…
With 41% off, Celestron's lightweight and versatile TrailSeeker 8x42 binoculars are an absolute bargain in this deal
October 20, 2025
If you’re looking for a lightweight pair of binoculars that are ideal for skywatching on the move and a wide range of other pursuits, Celestron’s TrailSeeker 8×42 are a brilliant option. They are great binos at full price, but right now they come with a huge…
Europe’s next planet-hunting spacecraft just spread its “wings” in preparation for launch.
PLATO’s twin solar panels, which will power the Planetary Transits and Oscillations of Stars spacecraft’s search for Earth-like exoplanets, spread out…
New space debris shield? Satellites and astronauts could suit up in novel 'Space Armor'
October 17, 2025
Humanity has a new tool in the fight against space junk — “Space Armor™,” a multi-functional composite that could protect both spacecraft and astronauts.
Space Armor is made via a proprietary fiber-to-resin manufacturing method courtesy of the company Atomic-6, which is based in Marietta, Georgia.
“Satellites and astronauts are constantly threatened by millions of…
Northern lights may be visible in 15 US states tonight
October 17, 2025
Heads up aurora chasers! The northern lights may receive a boost tonight as Earth is forecast to be hit by the first of a series of coronal mass ejections (CMEs) launched from the sun earlier this week.
NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center has issued a G2 (moderate)…
A new private moon lander could take flight just a few years from now.
Impulse Space — a commercial space company founded by Tom Mueller, the first employee the billionaire Elon Musk ever hired at SpaceX — announced on Tuesday (Oct. 14) that it plans to build a robotic…
A giant weak spot in Earth's magnetic field is getting bigger — and it could be bad news for satellites
October 16, 2025
A weak region in Earth’s magnetic field has grown by an area roughly half the size of continental Europe in the last 10 years.
That’s according to data collected by the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Swarm satellite constellation over the last 11 years. Swarm has been monitoring a region known as the South Atlantic Anomaly since 2014, and scientists have just published a new study…
