Jupiter, as always, is a dazzling object, shining among the stars of Gemini the Twins. It reaches opposition on Jan. 10; this ...

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

The first full moon of 2026 is the Wolf Moon. And it’s a supermoon —the fourth in a row! As per the Farmer’s Almanac, it will ...

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

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

On Saturday night, Jan. 24, the curved terminator on the moon will fall just to the upper left (or lunar west) of a large, ...

What to see in the night sky on New Year’s Eve 2025, including the moon, Jupiter, Saturn, Orion, the Pleiades, and northern sky landmarks ...

For skywatchers, 2026 kicks off with a great chance to view Jupiter at its biggest and brightest, according to NASA’s latest ...

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 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 ...