The final night of 2025 is the perfect time to watch the moon close to the Pleiades, find the brightest star in the night sky ...

A 14%-illuminated waxing crescent moon will hang low in the southwest tonight, soon after sunset, still in Capricorn, with ...

The month brings a strong lineup of celestial sights, including a supermoon, meteor activity, and several close moon-planet ...

The hours following sunset on Dec. 25 offer a wealth of naked-eye astronomy targets that can put even the most glitzy ...

On Christmas night, Jupiter will be one of the brightest objects in the sky — and a  stand-in for the mythical “Christmas ...

Probably the easiest planet to locate this month is Saturn. As soon as darkness falls, you'll be able to readily find it in the southeastern sky; one of the very few bright objects shining against the ...

February ends with a treat for sky-gazers: a parade of seven planets across the night sky, including Mercury, Uranus and Neptune alongside typically bright planets such as Mars, Venus, Jupiter and ...

The 2026 calendar has a few major standouts: a late-night total lunar eclipse, a particularly promising Perseid meteor shower ...

The 2025 astronomical calendar has no shortage of excitement. Starting Friday, February 28, an unusual "planet parade" will be visible in the night sky. USA TODAY explains that seven planets will ...