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Rare blue supermoon brightens night sky this week

A supermoon rises through clouds over the skyline of lower Manhattan, Aug. 1, 2023, as seen from West Orange, N.J. (AP Photo/Seth

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The Perseid meteor shower peaks this weekend

A Perseid meteor in August 2021. (Courtesy David Aupperlee.)

Second supermoon of the year coming Tuesday

File photo: Full Moon. (Getty Images)

The next 3 meteor showers peak on weekends

Composite image of shooting stars with a silhouette of a small tree during the 2015 Perseid Meteor Shower. (Getty)

Could the northern lights come to all 50 states?

FILE - A picture taken late on March 7, 2012 of northern lights in Abisko, Swedish Lapland. (FRANCOIS CAMPREDON/AFP via Getty

Why we could see the northern lights more often

The northern lights (aurora borealis) shimmer above an apartment complex in Anchorage, Alaska, on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022. (AP

How to watch the Lyrid meteor shower

The Lyrid meteor shower arrives in late April every year according to NASA, specifically between April 16-29, and is expected

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What is a pink moon and when can you see it?

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Why we are seeing the northern lights more often

Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights early Monday 2/27/2023 from Durand Eastman Beach (Photo via: News 8/Chief Meteorologist Eric

Moon joins a planetary gathering this weekend

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Ask Ellen: Will we see the five planets align?

FILE - A man with a telescope looking at the stars. (Getty)

Asteroid expected to pass close to Earth on Saturday

A large asteroid will pass by Earth this week. (Getty Images)

Map shows solar eclipse ‘path of totality’ in US

Solar Eclipse, 2017, Grand Tetons National Park, Teton County, Wyoming. (Getty)

Michigan State Police catch view of Northern Lights

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