Six October Nights Worth Looking Up For
Saturn at its peak brightness, two meteor showers, Mercury at sunset, and the Hunter’s Moon: the key dates of the month and how to view them with the naked eye.
Nearly Five Minutes of Darkness: The 2027 Total Solar Eclipse Over Southern Spain
Times, duration by city, and the best places to watch: everything you need to know about the longest total solar eclipse on land this century
A Century of Partial Eclipses Ends: Why the August 28, 2026, Lunar Eclipse Stands Apart
On August 28, the Moon will be almost completely covered in shadow and turn a coppery red during the deepest partial lunar eclipse of the cycle, just before it transitions to total eclipses.
Avellanosa de Muñó: Ten Residents and the Sky That’s Drawing Half of Europe
A total eclipse, a double twilight, and the Perseids in a single night: the once-in-a-lifetime night sky that’s about to put a near-empty village on the map.
A Sugar That Shouldn’t Be There: The Surprising Discovery in Interstellar Space
Erythrulose, the sugar that gives raspberries their color, has been detected in space for the first time, challenging the model long used to explain cosmic chemistry.
NASA Will Launch Your Name to Space for Free — But Not for Long
Free and in under a minute: how to send your name aboard the mission to map the universe’s expansion