Astronomy

This week’s full moon will also be a supermoon, the final one of 2024 and the last one we’ll see for quite some time.

Astronomers say better catch this week’s supermoon. It will be a while until the next one.

NBC 5 meteorologist Kevan Smith has some astronomy 101 about the flags on the moon. Keep looking up North Texas!

The Tsuchinshan-Atlas comet is still in the neighborhood and will wow stargazers in the North Hemisphere after making an appearance in the Southern Hemisphere over the weekend.

Taylor’s comet photo from Benbrook Lake and Bob’s photo from New Fairview were featured during the comet sightings segment on Oct. 15, 2024.

Earth will have a temporary “mini moon” for two months. The mini moon is actually an asteroid about the size of a school bus.

We are expecting mostly clear conditions for a partial lunar eclipse Tuesday night. Here’s when you need to be looking skyward.

On Tuesday evening, September’s full supermoon will put on a cosmic show for North Texans. Here’s when to look upward.

No special eye protection is needed to view a lunar eclipse. Viewers can stare at the moon with the naked eye or opt for binoculars and telescopes to get a closer look.

Get ready for a partial lunar eclipse and supermoon. The spectacle will be visible in clear skies across North and South America Tuesday night and in Africa and Europe Wednesday morning. A partial lunar eclipse happens when the Earth passes between the sun and moon, casting a shadow that darkens a sliver of the moon. Since the moon will inch...

What’s happening in the skies over North Texas this month? September holds some spectacular sights in the night and morning sky.

The first of four supermoons this year rises next week and stargazers could catch a moon that can be 30% brighter than average.

The first of four supermoons this year is about to rise. Stargazers can catch the first act Monday as the full moon inches a little closer than usual, making it appear slightly bigger and brighter in the night sky.

Mars and Jupiter are cozying up in the night sky for their closest rendezvous this decade.

The Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak early Monday. Astronomers say it’s one of the brightest and most easily visible showers of the year.

The Southern Delta Aquariid and the Alpha Capricornid meteor showers will both reach their peak on Tuesday. Here’s what you need to know about the shooting star event.

There will be back-to-back meteor showers in late July. The Southern Delta Aquariid meteor shower peaks early Tuesday. And this year, it will coincide with a second smaller meteor shower, the Alpha Capricornids. The Delta Aquariids occur every year in North America’s late summer.

NBC 5 Meteorologist Kevan Smith the best way to view the 2024 Perseid Meteor Shower. 

An unusually strong solar storm hitting Earth produced stunning displays of color in the skies across the Northern Hemisphere, with no immediate reports of disruptions to power and communications.