Latest articles by Anthony Wood
Royal Observatory Greenwich: The birthplace of modern astronomy turns 350
That's a lot of standard candles.
The 2025 Bootid meteor shower peaks June 27: Here's what to expect
You'll need luck on your side to spot these shooting stars.
See the moon, Venus and the Pleiades make a celestial triangle in the predawn sky on June 22
The Pleiades, a crescent moon and Venus — what more could an astrophotographer want?
Summer solstice 2025 is here! Today marks the longest day of the year for the Northern Hemisphere
The 2025 summer solstice takes place on June 20, heralding the onset of astronomical summer and the longest day of the year.
See the moon rise alongside the giant planets Neptune and Saturn predawn on June 19
The alignment occurs hours after the moon hits its third quarter phase.
Mars joins the Spring Triangle this week: Here’s when and how to see it
Mars will remain in the Spring Triangle until mid-September.
Astrophotographer captures the heart of the Lagoon Nebula glowing below a cosmic Trifid (photo)
The lagoon nebulas were observed under the near-pristine dark skies of northern Arizona.
NASA astronaut aboard ISS captures colorful aurora in time-lapse footage of Earth from space (video)
The time-lapse footage was captured by NASA astronaut Jonny Kim.
Watch June's full Strawberry Moon skim the southern horizon live online tonight
This month's full Strawberry Moon rides low across the southern sky via livestream on June 11.
June's Strawberry Moon treats skywatchers to a rare low-riding show (photos)
Here are the best photos of the lowest full moon in over a decade.
June's Strawberry Moon rises tonight. Here's what to expect from the lowest full moon since 2006
Catch the full moon rise over the southeastern horizon on June 10.
See the moon shine with famous red star Antares in the southern sky on June 9
Antares is a red supergiant star located 400 light-years from Earth.
June's full 'Strawberry Moon' illuminates the night sky next week: Here's how to see it
Don't miss the 2025 full "Strawberry Moon" when it rises above the southeastern horizon on June 10.
Catch Jupiter and Mercury side by side in the evening sky this week
The solar system's largest and smallest planets will greet one another in the eastern sky.
Don’t miss Spica shine with the waxing gibbous moon tonight
Spica is a binary star system located 250 light-years from Earth in the constellation Virgo.
The Knife Edge Galaxy cuts a sharp profile in new amateur portrait (photo)
The spiral galaxy NGC 5907 is positioned edge-on to Earth.
Watch an asteroid the size of an aircraft carrier make a close pass of Earth on June 5
A potentially hazardous asteroid roughly the size of an aircraft carrier is due to pass within 2.8 million miles (3.5 million km) of Earth on June 5 and you can watch it happen live online.
ispace's Resilience spacecraft lands on the moon this week: Here's how to see the landing zone on the lunar surface
The lander won't be visible from Earth, but its landing site on Mare Frigoris will be.
Amateur astronomer captures ghostly outer shell of the Cat's Eye Nebula (photo)
The planetary nebula is located 3,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Draco.
Don't miss the half-lit first quarter moon rise tonight: Here's what to look for
The first quarter moon is the perfect opportunity to explore shadowed craters lining the terminator.
Venus is at its farthest from the sun on June 1: Here's how to see the bright 'morning star' this weekend
Venus will rise in the eastern sky in the pre-dawn hours of June 1 alongside Saturn and Neptune.
Watch a brilliant 'fireball' meteor explode over China on May 28 (video)
It was likely a sporadic meteor unrelated to any major shower.
Don't miss the crescent moon shining close to Mars on May 31
As the bright star Regulus and the Beehive Cluster shine close by.
