North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead, which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the northern hemisphere. This week, the Perseids begin.
July 11 and 12 will see sunset alignments in Manhattan, New York City, that will have thousands in the streets looking due west to see the sun set between skyscrapers.
Americans will miss totality on Aug. 12, but a partial eclipse in the northeastern U.S. and Alaska, plus the peak of Perseid meteors, make it a big day for skywatchers.
Jupiter will set about 45 minutes after the sun this week as it sinks from view, moving toward conjunction with the sun, as seen from Earth, on July 29.
Manhattanhenge is a spectacular astronomical event in New York City where the setting sun perfectly aligns with the east-west grid of Manhattan.
A total solar eclipse is coming to Spain on Aug. 12, 2026, the first of three major central solar eclipses in just 532 days. Here’s everything you need to know.
North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead, which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the northern hemisphere. This week: bright planets at dusk and dawn
A proposed StormWall spacecraft fleet could release gas to weaken solar storms, protecting satellites, power grids and technology, but potentially reducing auroras.
China’s Tianwen-2 has arrived at Kamoʻoalewa, a tiny quasi-satellite of Earth, beginning a mission to collect samples and test its lunar origins.
A conjunction on Saturday, July 4, sees Mars and faint Uranus extremely close together in the pre-dawn sky, offering planet-watchers a chance to find an elusive world.