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Hurricane names for 2022: Is yours on the list?
The World Meteorological Organization chooses hurricane names several years in advance. Find hurricane names for 2022 here. Is your name on the list?
May 25, 2022
Today's Image
Lunar eclipse photos, via EarthSky’s community
The May 15-16, 2022, total eclipse of the moon is over. Now, check out these beautiful lunar eclipse photos from EarthSky's community members!
May 16, 2022
Total lunar eclipse – a supermoon eclipse – on May 15-16, 2022
A 90-minute total lunar eclipse on Sunday, May 15-16, 2022. It's seen across much of Earth, best from the Americas and western Africa.
May 15, 2022
Retrograde motion can be real or illusory
Retrograde motion of Jupiter or Mars or Saturn in our sky is an illusion, a trick of perspective. But there's a real retrograde motion, too.
May 10, 2022
Meteor shower guide: Next up, a meteor storm?
Your meteor shower guide for 2022 and early 2023. There are some good ones! Next up ... the Delta Aquariids and the Perseids in late July and August.
May 9, 2022
What’s a constellation? What’s an asterism?
Constellations and asterisms are patterns of stars. Some asterisms consist of stars from different constellations, and some are part of one constellation.
May 6, 2022
How Pluto got its name
Eleven-year-old Venetia Burney named Pluto for a god of the underworld. The name also honored Percival Lowell, the pioneering astronomer.
May 1, 2022
Astronomy Essentials
When is the next total solar eclipse in North America?
The next total solar eclipse visible from North America will be on April 8, 2024. Find charts and learn more about eclipses here.
April 29, 2022
Partial solar eclipse of April 30, 2022
A partial solar eclipse occurs April 30, 2022. The moon's penumbral shadow will sweep across the southeast Pacific and southern South America.
April 29, 2022
Why no eclipse every full and new moon?
If the moon orbited Earth on the same plane that Earth circles the sun, we'd have an eclipse at every full and new moon. Here's why we don't.
April 29, 2022
