As the New Year 2026 launches, only two bright planets, Saturn and Jupiter, are visible in the entire night sky.

Kicking off the year’s cosmic wonders is the moon, drawing the first astronauts to visit in more than 50 years as well as a ...

As the new year dawns, the solar system's two largest planets put on fine shows in the evening sky. Saturn continues to ...

January for lovers of astronomy is highlighted by the Quadrantid meteor shower, as Greg Redfern highlights in January’s ...

Saturn is on display in the early-evening sky this month along with Uranus and Neptune, both within reach of binoculars.

Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. December 31: A Europa transit to welcome the new ...

In addition sending astronauts to fly around the moon, Earthlings can look forward to six of the eight planets parading across our skies.

Venus reaches greatest brilliancy in the evening sky on Sept. 19 and in the morning sky on Nov. 29. In late September through ...

Bright full moons, dazzling meteor shower displays and remarkable total eclipses will give stargazers plenty of reasons to ...

Researchers have confirmed the mass of a free-floating planet thanks to a lucky convergence of ground- and space-based ...

The Champagne Cluster is a rare and beautiful example of two galaxy clusters smashing together. Its festive name comes from ...

Here’s a fact that might blow your mind: The last time all of humanity was on earth together was October 31, 2000. That’s the day the first crew of the International Space Station headed into orbit, ...