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Marcy Curran

Awe-inspiring Comet Lemmon photos from our community

Enjoy these editor's picks of EarthSky community photos of Comet Lemmon (C/2025 A6). It's currently on its way toward closest approach to the sun.

Deep partial solar eclipse today. Watch live here

A deep partial solar eclipse will occur on September 21, 2025. The path sweeps across the South Pacific including New Zealand and parts of Antarctica.

Total lunar eclipse of the full Corn Moon September 7, 2025

Overnight on September 7, 2025, there will be a total lunar eclipse of the September full Corn Moon visible from the Eastern Hemisphere.

Titan is casting its shadow on planet Saturn

Saturn's ring are currently almost edge-on, so you can see shadow transits of its largest moon Titan on its surface. See some images here.
Favorite Star Patterns

Teapot of Sagittarius points to Milky Way center

As you gaze toward the famous Teapot asterism in the constellation Sagittarius, you are looking toward the center of our Milky Way galaxy.

Another nova – a 2nd ‘new star’ – is now visible in Vela

A 'new star,' or a nova, was discovered in Vela on June 25, 2025. You can see it with the eye! So you can see two novae at once from the Southern Hemisphere.

Blazing daylight fireball reported over U.S. Southeast!

Several reports were posted on social media of a rare daylight fireball that was seen over several southern states in the U.S. on June 26, 2025.

A nova or ‘new star’ in Lupus: Photos from our community

A 'new star', or a nova, was discovered in Lupus on June 12, 2025. It has become bright enough to see with the eye! Enjoy photos of the nova here.

Friday the 13th comes once this year and it’s in June

In 2025, there is only one Friday the 13th and it's in June. Happy Friday the 13th! Learn more about the cycles of Friday the 13th here.

A deep partial solar eclipse on March 29. Watch here.

Watch the deep partial solar eclipse on Saturday, March 29, 2025, at EarthSky. Or join our expert eclipse watchers for more.

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