NASA has released its monthly skywatching update on what to look out for over the coming weeks, and you can probably guess which event tops the list. That’s right: the Artemis II mission. NASA is ...

Tonight, Feb. 2, a rare celestial alignment will give skywatchers in northern eastern U.S. states all the more reason to look ...

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.

Regulus — also called Alpha Leonis — is one of the brightest stars in the night sky. The brightest star in the constellation ...

Mercury, Venus, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus, and Jupiter will appear in the sky shortly after sunset on February 28. This artist illustration features those six planets set against a black background.

The second full moon of 2026 — the snow moon — rose after sunset on Sunday, Feb. 1, lighting up the night sky across the ...

A naked-eye supernova is one of the rarest sky events humans can witness — a star suddenly exploding so brightly it becomes ...

Find out what's up in your night sky during February 2026 and how to see it in this Space.com stargazing guide.

From Mercury’s rare appearance to NASA’s Artemis II launch window, here’s everything to watch in the skies this month.

NASA has scheduled the launch for the Artemis II moon rocket for no earlier than Feb. 8. WTOP will have details on the ...

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

As the moon wanes toward its new phase on February 17, the month's prime astrophotography window opens. These nights are ...