The next full moon will be the first of the new year 2026 - a supermoon that shines for days. Here's when and and where to watch in California.

California stargazers can soon spot a major meteor shower complete with colorful “fireballs.” The Geminid meteor shower will blaze across the night sky, resulting in hundreds of shooting stars dashing overhead. “With the darkest possible skies, you ...

The Geminid meteor shower put on a dazzling cosmic firework show when it peaked overnight on Dec. 13 as shards of the solar system asteroid (3200) Phaethon collided with Earth's atmosphere, forging fiery paths that illuminated the December night sky.

NASA’s Artemis II mission, which will send a crew of four into lunar orbit, has been in the planning stages since 2011. It could launch as early as Feb. 5 from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center. If all goes well, the mission will be a vital stepping stone to a planned return to the lunar surface as early as the second half of 2027.