Thinking of buying a telescope? Read these tips 1st

Are you thinking of buying a telescope? Here's how to know if you're ready, with tips on what 1st-time buyers should look for.

The last full supermoon of 2025. Best pics here!

The full Cold Moon on December 4 was the last supermoon of 2025. See a gallery of photos of the last full supermoon from the EarthSky community here.

Does a supermoon have a super effect on us?

The extra pull of gravity from a supermoon creates higher-than-usual tides. But the effects of a supermoon on a human body are imperceptible.

A peek inside Webb’s Cosmos, in media we love

"Webb's Cosmos" is a new coffee-table book displaying some of Webb's greatest images. Learn more about the book and get a peek inside here.

What’s a red dwarf? Only the most abundant Milky Way star

A red dwarf star is the smallest and coolest type of star known. They're also extremely common, making up around 75% of the stars in the Milky Way.

Open star clusters are loose groups of stars

Open star clusters are young, loosely bound gatherings of stars that may still be surrounded by the nebula - or space cloud - in which they were born.

The year’s earliest solar noon is on November 3

November 3 brings the year's earliest solar noon - that is, earliest midday - by nature's clock. It's a harbinger of the Northern Hemisphere's earliest sunset.

Double stars: How to find, observe and enjoy them

This observing guide gives you a range of choices for seeing double stars with your eyes alone, with binoculars or with a telescope. And some are easy to find.

The Super Harvest Moon overnight on October 6-7

In 2025, look for the October full moon - the Harvest Moon - on October 6. It's the first of four supermoons in a row.

Exoplanets are worlds orbiting other stars

Exoplanets are worlds orbiting distant stars. Watch a video with an astronomer who studies them. Learn the history of our knowledge of exoplanets, and more.