Here are some recent headlines and breaking news happening in the astronomy community! Learn more about the upcoming Artemis II missions and the lunar eclipse in March 2026.

Learn more about the interstellar comet passing through our solar system and some easy asterisms visible in the autumn sky.

View the Harvest Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, and a handful of asterisms this month.

September highlights observing events happening around mid-Missouri, our monthly moon phases, and some easy-to-spot asterisms that can be seen in the evening sky.

Leo, the Summer Triangle, and Scorpius return for June and July! Keep reading to learn what stars and planets are visible from Missouri during summer 2025.

The Flower Moon, another meteor shower, and the Dippers return! See what’s visible from your backyard during the month of May.

A lunar eclipse, daylight saving time, and more planets! See what’s up in March 2025.

March 2025 will feature a total lunar eclipse that is visible from North America.

The parade of planets in the southern sky continues, the winter constellations have arrived, and the Moon begins its line-up for a lunar eclipse in March 2025!

Planets Venus & Jupiter dominate the evening sky. “View” a rare Black Moon at the end of the month. Read about the December night sky here!