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Astronomical Events
If you were awestruck by the New Year's Day super moon, hold onto your pants. On January 31, around midnight, the full moon will not only be super, it will be a blue moon and a blood moon. The bl…
The first eclipse of 2018 will be a lunar one that comes at the very end of the month, on Jan. 31. It will be a total eclipse that involves the second full moon of the month, popularly referred to…
Dozens of shooting stars are expected to streak across the sky as Earth passes through debris of Halley’s Comet. The peak of the annual Orionid meteors should be visible this weekend, with showers pr…
Keep your eyes on the skies this month, because you just might catch a glimpse of the distant ice giant Uranus in our Solar System. On October 19, Uranus will be at its closest point to Earth . This…
Rejoice, stargazers, for we have a double serving of good news for you! Firstly, it seems that a comet that’s long been slinking its way through the cosmos incognito has recently been detected; secon…
Amateur astronomers might not all be able to find a new type of aurora borealis , but there's nothing stopping you spotting some planets this month. May is a great time to see Venus, Jupiter an…
