Stargazing
Explore Stargazing
Latest about Stargazing
![A photographer uses one of the best mirrorless cameras at the coast](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qaRfThFbDHWcCfqg7dE2UZ-320-80.jpg)
Best mirrorless cameras in 2024: Canon, Nikon, Sony and more
By Jase Parnell-Brookes last updated
Buying Guide Our guide to the best mirrorless cameras which offer the very latest in photographic technology, from crop sensor to full-frame and everything in between.
![partial eclipse behind clouds](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/x8Etz6rTJiYSD2xaGyeXSe-320-80.jpg)
'You could feel the energy and wonder': Despite clouds, totality wows crowds during solar eclipse in Syracuse
By Rebecca Sohn published
The total solar eclipse on April 8 plunged Syracuse, New York's Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science & Technology into darkness for 90 seconds, creating a wondrous and memorable totality.
![A photo of the eclipse with red plasma plumes around the sun's edge](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xZ6F6q7YyZPwdnEQgAGXng-320-80.jpg)
No, you didn't see a solar flare during the total eclipse — but you may have seen something just as special
By Harry Baker published
Several media outlets have incorrectly claimed that explosive solar flares were spotted during the April 8 total solar eclipse. But there were no flares during totality, so what did people see?
![Best beginner cameras: Image shows person in woolly hat taking picture with water and mountains behind them](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZvZHbnXNEL8pB6u4bfJrU3-320-80.jpg)
Best beginner cameras 2024: Models from Canon, Sony, Nikon and more
By Jacob Little last updated
Buying Guide The best beginner cameras must be easy to use while also offering room to grow — here are our favorites.
![DJI Avata 2 in flight](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6geE3Cik24fxoDiQ5ppZJV-320-80.jpg)
DJI Avata 2 drone review
By James Abbott published
Review The DJI Avata 2 offers an incredibly tantalizing FPV experience that can be as simple or as complicated to fly as you require.
![totality of a solar eclipse, like an upside down diamond ring.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kyhZsybgc7dnqLsphVL88R-320-80.jpg)
My formal 2024 solar eclipse apology
By Monisha Ravisetti published
I used to be an eclipse hater, and now I'm not. That's the story.
![map showing the routes of upcoming total solar eclipses and annular solar eclipses across Earth along with their dates.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mM45jXAvWbMrb26oqa9gtS-320-80.jpg)
Top total solar eclipses to look out for over the next decade
By Jamie Carter published
We explore seven of the best solar eclipses to look out for over the next 10 years.
![A NASA sky map showing the location of Jupiter near the crescent moon 1 hour after sunset on April 10, 2024.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KRXFdXoZagV7zVGoo2zjfM-320-80.png)
See Jupiter close to a crescent moon (Mars near Saturn, too) in the 'View a Planet Day' night sky
By Joe Rao published
Jupiter and a slim crescent moon are the stand-out night sky sight in the evening sky right now.
Get the Space.com Newsletter
Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more!