June’s full moon, known as the Strawberry Moon, offers Santa Clarita residents a view of a special summer sky phenomenon. This month, the halfway point of the lunar cycle falls on June 29 at 7:57 p.m, “when the lunar disk will pass opposite the sun in Earth’s sky, appearing fully lit by the sun’s rays,” according to space.com. Though the ...

Some Californians may hear or feel a sonic boom Friday evening as NASA’s Artemis II mission reenters Earth’s atmosphere, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The Orion spacecraft carrying four astronauts from Artemis II is expected to splash down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast near San Diego between 5:07 p.m. and 5:15 p.m. PST. Sailors aboard the USS ...

On Friday, the moon and two planets will line up to create a ‘smiley face’ in the night sky.  Venus and Saturn are set to be a part of a triple conjunction with the crescent moon to create a smirk in a tiny window of time from around 5:30 am to sunrise around an hour later. What is a Triple ...

On Saturday, Santa Clarita residents are expected to experience a celestial rarity known as the Black Moon, according to Newsweek.  The Black Moon is scheduled to take place on Saturday night and is set to only happen in Western time zones of the United States.  For this weekend’s Black Moon, the monthly applies because a lunar cycle lasts 29.5 days, ...

Earth’s second satellite, a “Mini Moon,” is leaving orbit Monday after following our planet for approximately two months. The large asteroid, also known as 2024 PT5, is currently two million miles away (3.2 million kilometers) from Earth, and has begun moving away from our planet as it is pulled away by the sun’s gravity for a decades-long jaunt through the ...

An asteroid was grabbed by the Earth this month, creating what astronomers are calling a temporary “mini-moon.” Scientists calculated that Earth had captured a “second moon” on Sunday, Sept. 29. The “mini-moon” – actually a tiny asteroid named 2024 PT5 –  usually orbits the sun as part of a small asteroid belt that follows Earth. The “mini-moon” is set to ...

Mark your calendars, A total solar eclipse is set to occur next month, passing over North America and is anticipated to be the longest land-based eclipse visible in the United States in over a decade. Space researchers and enthusiasts alike are gearing up for a total solar eclipse occurring on April 8, 2024. The first location in continental North America ...

A full moon or the harvest moon is expected to be visible over a majority of the country, including Santa Clarita, this weekend.  Beginning Thursday evening through Sunday morning, stargazers are expected to be able to see the full moon light up the skies with its brightest point at 2:59 a.m. Saturday, according to officials.     The full moon is also ...

Santa Clarita is expected to experience the rise of a full” pink moon” this weekend, illuminating Easter Sunday.  The pink moon – named after “herb moss pink,” the earliest widespread blooming flowers during spring – should light up by 3 p.m. Eastern on Saturday, but is not expected to be visible until after sunset at 7:30 p.m. “The next full ...

A partial lunar eclipse, known as the Beaver Moon lunar eclipse, is expected to be visible from the Santa Clarita Valley later this month. A partial lunar eclipse is predicted to be visible over most of southern California on the evening of Nov. 18 to the early morning of Nov. 19, and if skies are clear the event may be ...