What to see in the night sky in June 2022
Here’s our monthly guide to planets and stars you can see in the night sky, with just your eyes, binoculars, or a small telescope.
Here’s our monthly guide to planets and stars you can see in the night sky, with just your eyes, binoculars, or a small telescope.
Early May brings the opportunity to see the Eta Aquariids, a shower of shooting stars made up of meteor dust left by Halley’s Comet.
The first major display of shooting stars in more than three months occurs in April – the Lyrid meteor shower. Here is how to watch the Lyrids.
Venus is now shining as a brilliant morning star, and is difficult to miss in the twilight before sunrise.
The Moon sometimes appears close to a particularly bright star or planet in the sky. Here is a list of upcoming line-ups.
The first week of the New Year brings us one of the most promising meteor showers, the Quadrantids. Here is how to see them.
The Geminid meteor shower is active in December. Here is our expert guide on how to see the Geminids.
Amateur astronomers are hopeful that a comet discovered in early 2021 could become bright enough to see with the unaided eye by mid December.
The Leonid meteor shower is a display of shooting stars that occurs every November. Here is our guide to what you can see.
A leading British astronomer believes he has found possible evidence of a ninth planet in the solar system.
Dwarf planet Ceres is currently brightening. You can find it easily with binoculars as it crosses a famous star cluster. Here’s how to find Ceres.
The last week of October and first days of November, 2021, offer a splendid chance for northern hemisphere stargazers to spot the planet Mercury in the morning sky.