AccuWeather Astronomy

08/15/2023

The Perseids lived up to the hype this year with hourly rates exceeding 100 meteors per hour. Photos:

Countless shooting stars flickered in the night sky throughout the weekend, and there is still some time to catch the event before it’s over.

08/10/2023

If you only watch 1 meteor shower in 2023, it should be the Perseids. Here's how to watch the peak of the meteor shower, as well as the latest cloud forecast:

It’s also expected to be one of the top astronomy events of the year, and an even better showing than last year’s outburst of shooting stars, with up to 100 meteors per hour.

08/08/2023

Did the universe just ask NASA a question? https://bit.ly/3Oo7wDb

08/01/2023

August might be the best month of 2023 for stargazing 🌠🪐🌕

Warm weather will set the stage for late-summer stargazing, with August featuring the famed Perseid meteor shower and a "super blue moon."

07/25/2023

🌠 Get ready for some shooting stars:

Fireballs could light up the night as shooting stars streak through the sky this weekend in an event that will act as a warmup for stargazers ahead of an even more impressive light show in mid-August.

07/19/2023

Cassini took breathtaking images of Saturn and its rings, but on July 19, 2013, it snapped a photo of Earth: https://bit.ly/44PLz6n

07/12/2023

1 year ago today, NASA released the first full-color images from the James Webb Space Telescope. Here are some of the most breathtaking photos from the JWST (so far):

The most powerful telescope ever launched has captured astounding images of the cosmos over the past year with stunning detail never before seen. From unique glimpses at planets to distant galaxies, the photos have been groundbreaking for astronomy.

07/09/2023

61 years ago: A thermonuclear bomb detonated in space created artificial aurora that was visible over Hawaii and New Zealand:

The artificial aurora glowed over the Pacific Ocean on July 9, 1962, during a nuclear test that had the same effects as an extremely powerful geomagnetic storm caused by the sun.

07/05/2023

At 7:15 a.m. EDT Saturday, roughly 99% of the Earth's population will be able to see sunlight in the sky: https://bit.ly/44t58RW

07/01/2023

July will kick off with the 1st supermoon of 2023, one that will be the perfect backdrop for firework shows across the US:

Summer's first full moon will be the biggest and brightest so far this year, and it will be one of many intriguing astronomical sights set to unfold throughout July.

06/29/2023

This weekend: See Venus and Mars appear side-by-side, the closest they have been since March 2022:

Earth's neighbors are performing a celestial dance in the evening sky that will reach its pinnacle this weekend near a well-known constellation.

06/23/2023

Brace for sticker shock if you haven't booked your trip yet to see the Total Solar Eclipse next year:

Hotel searches for the week of the solar eclipse are up by more than 5,000 percent, so if you want to travel to see it in totality, you're already running out of time.