As the vernal equinox approaches on March 20, 2025, the night sky comes alive with a dazzling mix of celestial events, including the rise of spring stars and a potential boost in aurora borealis ...

This event signals the start of Spring in the Northern Hemisphere and Autumn in the Southern Hemisphere, a transition that also manifests in our evening skies as winter constellations start to vanish.

Despite “successful detections” on Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus, astronomers had yet to confirm or obtain images of Neptune’s aurora until nearly two years ago, when Webb’s Near-Infrared ...

Space weather forecasters are warning of a “very strong” G3-class geomagnetic storm this weekend, with Sunday the night aurora could potentially be seen in northern skies from as many as 21 U ...

Orion is to the left. For a brightness comparison, the faint winter Milky Way runs along the top.

However, aurora season could go out with a bang thanks to celestial geometry. An equinox occurs when Earth's axis is titled perpendicular to the sun, with every location on the planet receiving ...

A minor G1 geomagnetic storm had been forecast in advance, but what transpired was a G2 geomagnetic storm — a reminder how unpredictable displays of aurora can be. However, with a bright moon ...