Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks visits the inner solar system every 71 years and will reach its closest to the sun on Sunday (April 21), appearing bright enough to possibly be seen by the naked eye.
The Northern Taurid meteor shower peaks overnight on Nov. 11, offering the chance to see fireballs created by debris from Comet 2P/Encke burning up in Earth's atmosphere.
This installment of the lost castle trail is a two-day action-packed double-bill, with haunting locations, Renaissance racing, and climaxing in a real, royal wedding at Vejano Castle!
Join Marcello Assandri on an epic quest through Lazio, unraveling Italy's mysteries one castle at a time! Discover tales of the Borgia-Orsini wars, and lost fortresses.
The half-illuminated moon will have a close encounter with the Bull on Wednesday (Sept. 6) when the last quarter moon rises in Taurus just before midnight.