One of the brightest stars in the night sky will vanish as seen from North America and Europe in a rare event.
Find out what's up in your night sky during February 2026 and how to see it in this Space.com stargazing guide.
Skywatchers across parts of North America are getting front-row seats to a lunar occultation, where Luna makes one of the ...
If you’re a night owl, the 79.5% moon will be in conjunction with Jupiter in the early hours of Feb. 27 (around 01:30 AM ET).
The month is packed with skywatching highlights—including six visible planets, an annular solar eclipse, and the Milky Way’s ...
A rare lunar occultation will occur on Feb. 2 when the moon passes directly in front of bright star Regulus as seen from a ...
From Mercury’s rare appearance to NASA’s Artemis II launch window, here’s everything to watch in the skies this month.
The moon greets Jupiter two days ahead of its full moon phase on Feb. 1.
The Moon is now located on the opposite side of the Earth from the Sun and its face will be fully illuminated. This phase occurs at 2:09 PM. This full moon was known by some Native American tribes as ...
Six planets are about to stack up in the evening sky in a rare alignment that will briefly turn the western horizon into a ...
Each Monday, I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes ...