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A total eclipse of the Moon, Saturn’s rings ‘disappear’, meteors and more: your guide to the southern sky in 2025

In addition to the annual parade of star pictures or constellations passing above our heads each night, there are always exciting events to look out for in the sky. The year 2025 is no exception and has its fair share of such events.

The Conversation · Dec 31, 2024

Eclipses, meteor showers and more: The must-see skywatching events of 2025

A rundown of some of the exciting sky events — including meteor showers and the first total lunar eclipse for the U.S. since 2022 — that will take place this year.

Space · Dec 31, 2024

70 Years Ago, England Shamelessly Ripped Off A Classic Sci-Fi Movie

'The Day the Earth Stood Still' is an influential and iconic masterpiece. The British knockoff that emerged three years later is also undeniably a movie.

Inverse · Dec 31, 2024

Don't miss these 15 spectacular moon events in 2025

Here are the best lunar events to see in 2025, including the Major Lunar Standstill, eclipses, occultations and conjunctions involving the moon.

Space · Dec 28, 2024

The rare 'black moon' of December 30 rises tonight

December 2024 will see a rare "black moon," a term for the second new moon in a calendar month.

Space · Dec 27, 2024

12 lenses of Christmas: Recapping the top-class glass of 2024, from 3D VR lenses to 1200mm telephotos!

Venus Optics announced the Laowa FF II 10mm f/2.8 C&D Dreamer as its first ever autofocus lens.

Digital Camera World · Dec 25, 2024

Venus, Mars and more: How to see planets in the night sky in 2025

Your guide to viewing the visible planets of the solar system in the night sky of 2025.

Space · Dec 24, 2024

What time is the NASA Parker Solar Probe's closest sun flyby ever on Christmas Eve?

Set your Parker Solar Probe sun flyby clocks for Dec. 24 at 6:53 a.m. EST (1153 GMT), Space Fans.

Space · Dec 22, 2024

NASA's Parker Solar Probe will reach its closest-ever point to the sun on Christmas Eve

NASA's record-breaking Parker Solar Probe will smash its own personal bests for proximity to the sun and fastest speed by a human-made object when it whizzes past our star on Christmas Eve (Dec. 24). It is unlikely to get significantly closer to the sun before the end of its mission.

LiveScience · Dec 22, 2024

Venus probably never had an ocean: study

A new study shows Venus likely had a bleak, uninhabitable past

Salon · Dec 5, 2024