Many have predicted a weak sunspot cycle in the years ahead, but new work from India suggests otherwise. The work dashes speculations of a sun-induced global cooling of Earth’s climate in the coming decade. Here's the story.
The World Meteorological Organization has said there's a "75–80% chance" of a fully-fledged El Niño event by February 2019. Click in for a good video from ESA describing El Niños and their global effects.
The peak of the shower is coming up on the mornings of December 13 and 14. How to watch.
John Ashley in Glacier National Park, Montana, caught this amazing earthgrazer meteor on December 6. Earthgrazers are best seen in the evening hours. Watch for them during this week's Geminid meteor shower!
On Monday evening, the illuminated portion of the moon will be pointing toward Saturn. In the evenings to come, the moon will wax larger, while Saturn slips into the sunset glare. Read more.
Wow! We weren't sure any of you would catch the moon and Saturn this weekend … but some of you did. Thanks to all who submitted. This gorgeous shot is from Yuri Beletsky Nightscapes in Chile's Atacama Desert. Thank you, Yuri! Click in for more photos.
