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June Night Sky Offers Close Planet Pairings, Moon Alignments and a Meteor Watch

Northern-hemisphere viewers can spot bright planet encounters, Moon–planet groupings and low-rate meteor activity with simple gear under dark skies.

May’s Blue Moon Peaks Before Dawn and Coincides With a Microluna

Tonight the Moon Will Hide Regulus Across Parts of the Americas

Lyrids Peak Tonight Under Dark Skies as NOAA Forecasts Possible U.S. Auroras

Four-Planet Dawn Lineup Peaks Saturday With Mercury, Mars, Saturn and Neptune

Four-Planet Dawn Lineup Tops April’s Night-Sky Highlights

April’s ‘Pink’ Full Moon Kicks Off a Crowded Skywatching Month

March 3 Total Lunar Eclipse Leaves Brazil With Only Early Phases

February–March Sky Guide: Ring of Fire on Feb. 17, Six‑Planet Lineup on Feb. 28, Blood Moon on Mar. 3

2026 Astronomical Calendar Set: Snow Moon Feb. 1, Annular Eclipse Feb. 17, Total Solar Eclipse Aug. 12

March 2–3 Total Lunar Eclipse to Deliver 80-Minute Blood Moon Across the Americas and Pacific

Moon Meets Regulus Tonight Across North America

First Full Moon of 2026 Is a Super 'Wolf Moon' on January 3

Europe’s 2026 Sky Calendar: Spain’s Total Eclipse, Germany’s Deep Partial, Prime Perseids

Geminids Peak This Weekend Under Darker Skies, With Forecasts of 120–150 Meteors Per Hour

Last Supermoon of 2025 Rises Over Argentina Tonight

NASA Confirms Aug. 2, 2027 Total Solar Eclipse, One of the Century’s Longest

New Moon Early Nov. 20 to Bring November’s Darkest Night

Beaver Supermoon Will Light Up the Night on November 5

Beaver Supermoon Will Be 2025’s Largest Full Moon on Nov. 5