SUNSET: 
Moon Occults Venus on December 7th
After taking us to Comet Catalina's doorstep, the Moon covers Venus in a spectacular daytime occultation visible from most of North and Central America on Monday, December 7, 2015.
Tour December's Sky: Planets and Meteors
This month offers great variety in the night sky: planets (and a comet!) before dawn, a strong meteor shower, and a parade of bright stars after sunset.
Leonid Meteors in 2015: Modest but Moonless
This year's Leonid meteor shower, which peaks tonight, will offer modest numbers of "shooting stars" — but might reward you with some dazzling fireballs.
Catalina Comet Sails Into Northern Skies
Comet Catalina returns this month with naked-eye potential. Follow its every move with our guide and maps.
Taurid Fireballs Continue!
Big bits of Comet Encke are streaking into Earth's upper atmosphere and attracting attention around the world, as the Taurid fireball display of 2015 continues.
Be Alert for Taurid Fireballs This Week
If you see a really bright autumn fireball, it might be a Taurid meteor — a fragment of Comet 2P/Encke.
2015 TB145 — Rogue Asteroid or Dead Comet?
Astronomers can't decide whether the sizable object known as 2015 TB145, which is cruising past Earth today, is a renegade asteroid or a dead comet.
Tour November's Sky: Treats at Dawn & Dusk
Bright planets are putting on a show in the predawn sky, and evenings feature a mythical horse flying upside-down across the sky.
Close-in Asteroid Offers Halloween Treat
The recently discovered asteroid 2015 TB145 won't come especially close to Earth on October 31st, but it's big enough to be seen in medium-size backyard telescopes.
Venus-Jupiter Conjunction This Weekend!
Venus and Jupiter, the two brightest planets, draw close together in the eastern sky before dawn, creating an ever more eye-catching spectacle for skywatchers. They're in conjunction October 25 and 26.
How to Spot the USAF’s ‘Mini-Shuttle’
Now is the time to track the secret space plane X-37/B on its OTV-4 mission.
October's Unpredictable Draconid Meteors
Watch for any slow, unusual meteors starting at nightfall tonight and tomorrow.
Tour October's Sky: Predawn Planet Pileup
Early risers will be treated to wonderful groupings of bright planets, and evening sky offers excellent stargazing as well.
Moon Hides Hyades, Occults Aldebaran Friday
After a late-night ramble through the Hyades cluster, the waning gibbous Moon will cover up the bright star Aldebaran for observers across North America Friday morning.
A Look Back at the Total Lunar Eclipse
Call it a blood Moon, supermoon, harvest Moon, a portent of the apocalypse, or just a regular ol' total lunar eclipse — for those who caught a glimpse, last night's celestial event did not disappoint.
Ready for Tonight's Total Lunar Eclipse?
On the night of September 27–28, the full Moon will plunge completely through Earth's shadow for the last time until January 2018.
Watch September's Lunar Eclipse - Live Webcast!
Visit SkyandTelescope.com on the night of September 27th to watch our exclusive webcast of the last total lunar eclipse anywhere until 2018.
Call for Solar Observers (Sept. 19–27)
Does your version of stargazing involve pointing your telescope at the Sun? With the right equipment, you can aid a project that aims to catch a solar flare in the act of erupting. The observing campaign is coming up soon: September 19 - 27, 2015.
September 13th's Partial Solar Eclipse
Residents of southern Africa get to watch the Moon cover part of the Sun not long after (or during) sunrise on Sunday, September 13th.
