With major eclipses, brilliant supermoons, and lineups of five or more planets, 2026 offers something awe-inspiring in every season. Here’s what to watch for.

Multiple rockets launched on Tuesday night. Stargazers on the lookout for the Perseid meteor shower were treated to an extra nighttime spectacular on Tuesday night as spirals appeared in the sky along ...

At 4:00 AM EDT, a conjunction occurs with Venus (magnitude -4.0) passing 0.9° south of Jupiter (magnitude -1.9) in the constellation Gemini, easily visible to the unaided eye approximately 7° above ...

A waxing crescent Moon (8% illuminated) will be observable in the western sky shortly after sunset. Mars (magnitude 1.6) will be visible approximately 7° to the upper left of the Moon, potentially ...

Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. October 20: Visit the Pleiades Today is a busy day! Mercury passes 2° south of Mars at 2 A.M. EDT - we'll observe the pair ...

Angel Reese reveals her stance on returning to the Chicago Sky for the 2026 season with the new campaign beginning in May.

Two new scientific papers may help unlock the mysteries of lights in the sky by looking at sky survey plates from the 1940s and 50s, an era before man-made objects were in orbit. NBC News' Gadi ...