The longest total solar eclipse visible from land until 2114 will sweep across Spain and North Africa on August 2, 2027. Here’s how to choose where to watch it.

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This month we’ve got three big celestial events to cover: eclipses of the Sun and Moon, and especially good prospects for the Perseid meteor shower. Plus we’ll track down a few planets, and gaze at the center of our galaxy. So load up on the bug juice, and come along on this month’s Sky Tour.

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Asteroid 44 Nysa has the weirdest shape yet seen for an asteroid, and that’s saying something.

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Once the bright Moon is out of the evening sky by Monday or so, use Altair high in the southeast to find little Delphinus and Sagitta roughly a fist at arm's length from it.

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New analysis of observations taken in 2024 confirm a stellar companion for Betelgeuse in the constellation Orion.

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Astronomers have long thought supermassive black holes can escape their home galaxies — now they've found one roaming its host's galactic outskirts.

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The only total solar eclipse of the year coincides with the Perseid meteor shower. Here's what you need to know to watch the eclipse.

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Ash from countless volcanic eruptions on Io have likely built up its porous surface.

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