In the skies of Earth in February, six of the seven other planets—all except Mars—can be seen in the early evening, but not all at once.

Everything you need to know about what’s happening in the night skies above over the coming month ...

Jupiter, king of our Solar System’s planets, continues to dominate the night sky in February.  Lying inside the zodiac constellation Gemini (twins), which sits well up in the eastern sky, it is the ...

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 ...

The month is packed with skywatching highlights—including six visible planets, an annular solar eclipse, and the Milky Way’s bright core returning to view in the Northern Hemisphere.

February 2026 begins with the Full Moon, the Snow Moon, on February 1. The last quarter moon is on February 9. The new moon, an annular eclipse visible only in Antarctica, is on February 17. 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).

Elon Musk’s aerospace company is reportedly targeting a mid-June IPO because there will be a spectacular planetary alignment ...

Sky Shorts author says Orion a favorite constellation, and shares key details to find and appreciate its beauty.

The Perseids will dazzle in August with up to 100 meteors an hour and ideal viewing conditions across the Northern Hemisphere ...

After full moon, the terminator returns, but this time on the moon's opposite side, where it marks the line of advancing ...

A distinctive curved marking etched into the Moon’s surface comes into sharp relief this week as winter darkness, crisp air ...