February may be the shortest month of the year, but it is packed with celestial events, according to a new skywatching update from NASA.

The 1.5-day-old moon will be in close conjunction with Mercury on Feb. 18. You may be able to spot Venus in binoculars about ...

The beauty of the 2026 calendar is its truly global reach, offering backdrops that range from coastal wilderness to ancient salt flats. Track the Milky Way from the shores of Urug ...

Six planets will form a rare planetary parade in the night sky throughout February. They will appear grouped across the sky ...

Supermassive black hole binaries form naturally when galaxies merge, but scientists have only confidently observed a very few of these systems that are widely separated. Black hole binaries that ...

"This strange disorder makes it a unique inside-out system," study lead author Thomas Wilson, physics professor from the University of Warwick, said in a statement. "Rocky planets don't usually form ...

General relativity helps explain the lack of planets around tight binary stars by driving orbital resonances that eject or destroy close-in worlds. This process naturally creates a “desert” of ...

A rare astronomical phenomenon will take place Saturday, Feb. 28, and Birmingham will have a great view. A “planetary parade” happens when six planets appear in a loose alignment shortly after sunset, ...

An impressive celestial spectacle is expected at the end of the month, as six planets will appear clustered in the night sky. The phenomenon, known as a “planet parade” or planetary alignment, occurs ...

Get ready for a stunning celestial event! On February 28, 2026, six planets — Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and ...

Stargazers will have a chance to spot six planets line up closely across the sky this month in a rare planetary alignment.

Stargazers, get ready for a celestial show! A planetary alignment featuring six planets will be visible in late February and ...