The expanse of the Milky Way is punctured by a Lyrid meteor in this incredible photograph taken from Sedona, Arizona, by Cecilia Ray.

The April 2021 supermoon and the lunar nodal cycle, explained.

Follow the action as asteroid scientists, space agencies and civil protection organizations participate in a drill - simulating an asteroid impact about to happen - during this week's virtual Planetary Defense Conference.

The April 2021 full moon presents the first of a "season" of 3-straight full moon supermoons. April's supermoon is the 2nd closest full moon supermoon of the year.

The EarthSky-recommended tide almanacs listed here are based on astronomical influences on the tides. They'll help you in finding the next high and low tides.

From around the world tonight, use the waxing gibbous moon to locate Spica, the brightest star in the constellation Virgo the Maiden.

Dust shed from comets and asteroids constantly rains down on our planet. How much of this extraterrestrial material lands on Earth’s surface?

NASA's Parker Solar Probe, currently studying the sun, has observed the entire dust ring that encircles the sun along Venus' orbit. It is the first complete view of this dust band from any spacecraft.

But will you see them? Mercury and Venus are now low in the west after sunset, near the sunset glare. Try to spot their furtive rendezvous at evening dusk April 24, 25 and 26, 2021.

Astronomers saw Proxima Centauri - the star nearest our sun - emit a flare, or burst of radiation, 100 times more powerful than flares from our sun. They said Proxima's flare ranks as one of the most violent seen on a solitary star anywhere in the galaxy.