The 2025 winter solstice happens on Sunday, Dec. 21, bringing the longest night and marking the start of astronomical winter.

Sky This Week is brought to you in part by Celestron. Friday, December 19We're getting ready to say goodbye to the summertime ...

Since it has the fewest hours of sunlight compared to the rest of the year, the Winter Solstice is considered the “shortest ...

Get ready to explore some celestial wonderlands. I’ve selected three regions of sky, all 3° across and roughly centered on a naked-eye star. While many such regions in the sky exist, these three in ...

The so-called January “wolf moon” — the first of 12 full moons that will appear in 2024 — will be lighting up the winter sky this week. The January moon officially turns full at 12:54 p.m. Eastern ...

Like the colors on the leaves, the sky also changes color with the seasons. In the winter, the sky has more of a blue hue. But in the summer, it looks milky white, even when free of clouds. Why is ...

With a fresh coating of snow on the ground in New Jersey and more snow on the way this week, the timing is setting up perfectly for the February “snow moon.” The so-called snow moon of 2025 will be ...

Nature's celestial light show is here as Earth passes through space debris, offering stunning meteor showers. The Geminids ...

From the meteor showers to super moons, this time of year gives us a front row seat to one of the most active regions of the ...