Blood moon returns, and this time it’s bigger
(CNN) — Blood moon, Act II, opens soon in the heavens near you. And it will be bigger than Act I. If you live in the western half of the United States, you’ll have...
Category: Moon
Perseid Meteors vs the Supermoon
Perseid Meteors vs the Supermoon Which is brighter–a flurry of Perseid fireballs or a supermoon? Sky watchers will find out this August when the biggest and brightest full Moon of 2014 arrives just in...
Blood Moons: Tetrad of Lunar Eclipses Will All be Uniquely Visible for All or Parts of USA
Blood Moons: Tetrad of Lunar Eclipses Will All be Uniquely Visible for All or Parts of USA A total lunar eclipse on April 15th marks the beginning of a remarkable series of eclipses all...
Hybrid Solar Eclipse 2013: Best videos of moon blocking the sun across Africa, Syria, UAE
A solar eclipse swept across parts of United States, Africa and Europe, temporarily blocking the sun. The eclipse was a “hybrid” eclipse, where some parts of the world saw an annular or partial eclipse,...
‘Ring of fire’ solar eclipse this week: What is an annular eclipse?
(GEOFF HORNER/ GEOFF HORNER PHOTOART) On Thursday and Friday, skywatchers in parts of Australia and the Pacific region will be treated to a spectacular “ring of fire” solar eclipse, in which the moon blots...
ScienceCasts: Christmas Sky Show
The Moon and Jupiter are converging for a heavenly sky show on Christmas 2012. Got a telescope? Something extra-special is happening on Jupiter that makes it an appealing target for backyard optics.
California prepares for “King Tide” phenomenon
Sunset Beach, Calif., residents are attempting to protect themselves from the effects of an alignment of the Earth, moon and sun called a “King Tide.” KCAL-TV’s Juan Fernandez reports.
Total Solar Eclipse Today is Last Until 2015
The skies over a slice of northern Australia will darken for a few minutes today as the planet experiences its first total solar eclipse in more than two years. Today’s total solar eclipse — the first...
Total Eclipse of the Sun
Scientists and sky watchers are converging on the northeast coast of Australia, near the Great Barrier Reef, for a total eclipse of the sun.
A Meteor Shower from Halley’s Comet
Soon, Earth will pass through a stream of debris from Halley’s Comet, source of the annual Orionid meteor shower. Forecasters expect 25 meteors per hour when the shower peaks on Oct. 21st.
