The month is packed with skywatching highlights—including six visible planets, an annular solar eclipse, and the Milky Way’s ...

Welcome to February, folks. Though this month is brief, it is mighty, amounting to a collective turning point. The word February comes from Februa, or the Roman rites of purification. In the days of ...

Since the 1990s, astronomers have found a handful of other dwarf planets in the belt, such as Eris and Sedna, along with ...

The first solar eclipse of the year is almost here, but very few people will see it. Tuesday’s annular solar eclipse, known ...

From a rare lunar occultation of Regulus and a six-planet parade to an annular solar eclipse, there will be plenty going on in the night sky in February 2026.

The annular solar eclipse will see the moon cover the majority of the solar disk, surrounding it in a fiery halo.

Scientists have named two systems of colliding supermassive black holes after Lord of the Rings locations, Gondor and Rohan.

Look west just after sunset from this weekend for a chance to see some of six planets, though the best views will be had ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured new images of Neptune that are challenging current understanding of the distant planet. Unexpected atmospheric features and unusual brightness patterns have ...

Here, the best "Would You Rather" questions to ask your friends, family, and complete strangers next time you're looking to ...

Kate Middleton was recently spotted wearing a stack of four rings on her wedding finger during a visit to Scotland. The Princess of Wales' stack includes a relatively new addition, thought to be gift ...