Explore the notable celestial events this week, including Moon phases, planetary positions, and star formations, with detailed viewing times and locations based on Sky & Telescope reports.

February’s night skies hold a certain celestial splendor that only enthusiastic and vigorous skywatchers have the fortitude ...

Sunrise and sunset • Sun rises at 7:10 a.m. and sets at 5:21 p.m. on the 1st • Sun rises at 6:36 a.m. and sets at 5:52 p.m. on the 28th Moon’s phases • Full “Snow Moon” on the 1st • New moon on ...

Mercury, Venus, and Saturn put on an early-evening display in the west, while Jupiter dominates the rest of the night.

Today’s observatories document every pulse and flash in the sky each night. To understand how the cosmos has changed over longer periods, scientists rely on a more tactile technology.

Six planets are about to stack up in the evening sky in a rare alignment that will briefly turn the western horizon into a ...

The MAPS Comet is expected to reach perihelion in early April, passing only 99,600 miles (160,200 km) above the surface of the sun (photosphere). To survive such a close approach, the comet needs to ...

Under Samburu’s dark, silent skies, a growing wave of tourists is trading game drives for star beds and unforgettable nights ...

From a glowing Snow Moon to a rare six-planet parade, February 2026 is delivering a packed calendar of celestial events for stargazers. With strategic timing and the right optical gear, skywatchers ...

Jupiter, Saturn, and the winter hexagon of constellations will be the stars of the show at Indiana University Kokomo’s free ...

The gas giant’s shape and size, previously known only from data collected more than 45 years ago, have been updated at last.

New analysis on 2017 Hubble images of the Jupiter-family comet, 41P/Tuttle–Giacobini–Kresak (41P/TGK), indicates that the ...