Chile’s Atacama Desert is one of the darkest spots on earth, a crown jewel for astronomers who flock from around the world to ...

As the night grows long and the winter solstice approaches, there’s a host of astronomical events to watch out for, including ...

To catch the Geminids peak, look to the eastern sky all evening on Dec. 13 and Dec. 14. The meteors will appear near the ...

December brings some spectacular targets for astrophotographers, chief among them the Orion Nebula, the Pleiades and the ...

For Deschutes County residents who enjoy stargazing and dark nights, the new year holds significant promise, thanks to new ...

The Geminids peak annually in mid-December and are always one of the most brilliant meteor showers of the year. December’s ...

To catch the Geminids peak, look to the eastern sky all evening on Dec. 13 and Dec. 14. The meteors will appear near the bright planet Jupiter. With the darkest possible skies, you could see up to 120 ...

The Full moon, the Yule Moon, is on December 4. This is a supermoon, the second largest of 2025. The next evening, the moon ...

December's full moon 2025 will be the cold supermoon, set to rise amid the longest nights of the year and start of spectacular Geminids meteor shower.

Bright stars and a lone bright planet are visible at dusk as December begins. The Summer Triangle of Vega, Altair and Deneb is well up in the west and getting lower as the month progresses; Saturn ...

The sun arrives at the December solstice at 10:03 a.m. EST on Dec. 21. This is the farthest south the sun gets in the heavens; it begins its six-month return northward at the moment winter begins in ...