The phenomenon is known as a blue micromoon.

May’s sky features not one but two full moons as well as the dazzling Eta Aquarids meteor shower. Here’s when to look up for the month’s most striking alignments.

The blue moon will be the second of two full moons in the same month, a coincidence that only takes place about every two and ...

Look to the western sky after sunset over the next two nights, to spot the two brightest planets passing during a close ...

A celestial rarity known as a blue micromoon will grace the night sky this weekend. It arises from the coinciding of two lunar effects. When there are two full moons in a single c ...

Are you familiar with the constellation Crater the Cup? If not, don’t worry — you’re about to spot it tonight. This mid-sized constellation, measuring 53rd in size among the 88 official constellations ...

Friday, June 5Standing some 50° high in the south by 10 P.M. local daylight time, M5 is a fabulous globular cluster well ...

The fifth full moon of 2026 will reach peak illumination at 10:23 a.m. on Friday, May 1, according to online calendar Time and Date. How did the flower moon get its name? May’s full moon is known as ...

The fifth full moon of 2026 will reach peak illumination at 11:23 a.m. on Friday, May 1, according to online calendar Time and Date. May is gifting us with an extra full moon — a phenomenon that ...

Mercury reaches greatest elongation in the evening sky this month. Venus and Jupiter have a spectacular conjunction, and ...

TACOMA — For night sky watchers in Washington state, May offers a “once in a blue moon” opportunity. The full moon will both welcome and bid farewell to the month of May, according to NASA. Stargazers ...