bolides become exceptionally bright due to pressure and heat from entering the earth’s atmosphere. They are usually defined as being brighter than the moon in the night sky.

A pair of white dwarfs, located just 150 light-years from Earth, appears doomed to die in a type 1a supernova that will shine brighter than anything currently visible in the night sky. But ...

A “pink moon” will be shining in the night sky when the April moon of 2025 turns full this weekend. But it won’t actually look pink, and it will appear to be slightly smaller than an average ...

Here’s our guide to what’s up in the night sky for the week of April 14 to April 21. Monday - Look for Mars and Jupiter in the Western sky around sunset. They’ll be visible all month.

One of the oldest-known meteor showers is set to kick off this week and deliver a night sky show through the end of this month. The Lyrid meteor shower is visible from roughly April 16 to April 26.