The world will have to wait until 2026 for the next total solar eclipse.
However, the sky promises plenty of other big events in 2025.
I certainly will.” Here is a look ahead to the major sky events in 2025: Eclipses The moon will disappear for more than an hour over North and South America on March 14.
The event will be followed two weeks later by a partial solar eclipse.
Meteor showers The Perseid and Geminid meteor events, or showers, are well-known crowd-pleasers.
The next time the world will see a total solar eclipse is in 2026. The future, however, holds many more significant occasions for 2025.
People can witness a six-planet parade in January, which marks the beginning of the new year, for weeks. Mercury, the tiniest planet, will join the group of seven planets in February.
“People should go out and see them sometime during the next many weeks,” stated Bruce Betts, chief scientist for the Planetary Society, in reference to the planets that are visible. Sure, I will. “”.
Here’s a preview of the main celestial events in 2025.
eclipses.
On March 14, North and South America will see the moon disappear for over an hour. Two weeks after the event, a partial solar eclipse will occur. The show will be accessible to viewers in Maine, China, Siberia, Greenland, and northwest Africa.
An even longer total lunar eclipse will occur over Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia in September. The region over the South Pacific, which includes parts of Antarctica and New Zealand, will experience a partial solar eclipse two weeks later.
supermoons.
October, November, and December will see three supermoons this year.
Because it will be orbiting closer to Earth than usual during those three months, the full moon will appear particularly large and bright.
The closest supermoon is scheduled to pass within 356,980 kilometers of Earth in November. four supermoons that ended in November of last year.
planet parade.
Six of the seven planets that are our neighbors will form a long arc in the sky this month. If the weather cooperates, one should be able to see all of them except for Neptune and Uranus shortly after sunset.
For weeks, the procession will go on. Mercury will arrive by the end of February for a brief visit. One by one, the planets will gradually depart during the spring.
Lights in the north and south.
Last year, geomagnetic storms created stunning hues in unexpected places across the sky.
More of these storms are expected this year, according to space weather experts. More northern and southern lights could result from such storms.
The prediction is based on the fact that the sun has reached its solar maximum for the current 11-year cycle. This cycle might last the entire year. Shawn Dahl of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration advises everyone to keep up with space weather news in order to see any interesting performances.
Showers of meteors.
The meteor showers, or Perseid and Geminid events, are popular attractions. August will see the Perseids. December marks the arrival of the Geminids. But don’t overlook the lesser-known meteor showers, such as the Leonids in November, the Orionids in October, and the Lyrids in April.
The best places to watch the events are those that are not close to cities because the night skies are darker there. Meteor showers are often named after the constellation from which they seem to originate. They occur whenever the Earth passes through cometary and occasionally asteroid debris trails.
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Marcia Dunn of the Associated Press covered this story. It was modified by John Russell for VOA Learning English.
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